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cavan

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See also: Cavan and caván

English

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Etymology

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From Spanish caván, from Tagalog kaban as "Manila cavan", via Cebuano as the "provincial cavan".

Noun

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cavan (plural cavans)

  1. (Philippines, historical, chiefly Manila) A unit of dry capacity approximately equivalent to 2.3 US bushels.
  2. A unit of dry capacity equivalent to one and a half times or twice the Manila cavan.
  3. (Philippines, dated) A sackful equivalent to 50 kilograms.

Azerbaijani

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Other scripts
Cyrillic ҹаван
Abjad جاوان

Etymology

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From Persian جوان (javân).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑˈvɑn], [d͡zɑˈvɑn]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ca‧van

Adjective

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cavan (comparative daha cavan, superlative ən cavan)

  1. young (of people)
    Synonym: gənc
    Antonyms: yaşlı, qoca
    cavan oğlana young boy

Derived terms

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Galician

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Verb

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cavan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of cavar

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkaban/ [ˈka.β̞ãn]
  • Rhymes: -aban
  • Syllabification: ca‧van

Verb

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cavan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of cavar

Tat

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Azerbaijani cavan.

Adjective

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cavan

  1. young