chan
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æn
Etymology 1
Noun
chan (plural chans)
- (Internet, informal) An IRC channel.
- 1997, "Dominic Donegan", Is there a #nethack chan on IRC? (on newsgroup rec.games.roguelike.nethack)
- I tried, but I never get anyone in the chan! I don't know how/where to advertise... maybe we should set up a meeting time or something?
- 1999, "Jonny Durango", IMPORTANT NEWS FOR AHM IRC CHAN!!! (on newsgroup alt.hackers.malicious)
- If you don't have your password set within a week I'll remove you from the userlist and I'll add you again next time I see you in the chan and make sure you set a pass.
- 1997, "Dominic Donegan", Is there a #nethack chan on IRC? (on newsgroup rec.games.roguelike.nethack)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From 4chan, a popular imageboard; ultimately from channel.
Noun
chan (plural chans)
- (Internet, informal) An imageboard.
Anagrams
Antillean Creole
Etymology
Noun
chan
Ch'orti'
Noun
chan
Galician
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese chão, from Latin plānum. Compare Portuguese chão, Spanish llano.
Pronunciation
Noun
chan m (plural chans)
Adjective
chan (feminine chá, masculine plural chans, feminine plural chás)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- Template:R:DDGM
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “chão”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Template:R:DDLG
- Template:R:TILG
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chan”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Irish
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish nocon, nochon, from Old Irish nícon, nacon, from ní con.
Pronunciation
Particle
chan
Usage notes
Used only in some varieties of Ulster Irish. Used only before a vowel sound.
Synonyms
- ní (used in Munster Irish, Connacht Irish, and some varieties of Ulster Irish)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
chan
Related terms
- chanas (1st person sing. synthetic, nonstandard)
- chanais (2d person sing. synthetic, nonstandard)
- chanamar (1st person pl. synthetic)
- chanabhar (2d person pl. synthetic, nonstandard)
- chanadar (3d person pl. synthetic, nonstandard)
- canadh (autonomous)
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “nícon”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “chan”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
Japanese
Romanization
chan
Ladino
Noun
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Mandarin
Romanization
chan
- Nonstandard spelling of chān.
- Nonstandard spelling of chán.
- Nonstandard spelling of chǎn.
- Nonstandard spelling of chàn.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Nafaanra
Noun
chan
References
Old Occitan
Etymology
Noun
chan m (oblique plural chans, nominative singular chans, nominative plural chan)
Related terms
Pipil
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *chaːn-. Compare Classical Nahuatl chāntli (“home”)
Pronunciation
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Relational
-chan
- at or to one's home or house
- Tiajket ka nuchan pal titakwat
- We went to my house to eat
Declension
Polish
Etymology
From Turkish kan (“prince, lord”)/khān, contraction of khaqan (“sovereign, ruler”).
Pronunciation
Noun
chan m pers
- khan (ruler)
Declension
Portuguese
Etymology
Noun
chan m (plural chans)
Related terms
Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin canis, canem.
Noun
chan m (plural chans)
Coordinate terms
- (sex): chagna
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish nocon, nochon, from Old Irish nícon, nacon, from ní con.
Pronunciation
Particle
chan
- not
- Chan fhaca mi i. ― I haven’t seen her.
- Chan eil mi fuar. ― I am not cold.
- An t-aran, chan [eil] ùr e. ― The bread, it’s not fresh.
Usage notes
- Used with the dependent form of a verb. With the copula, the verb may be suppressed.
- This is the form used before a vowel, including before words like fhaca since lenitied /f/ is silent. Otherwise use cha.
- In older Gaelic this is spelled cha'n.
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “nícon”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “chan”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[2], Stirling, →ISBN
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
chan m (plural chanes)
- (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) Alternative form of chía
Further reading
Tzotzil
Verb
chan
- (transitive) to learn
References
- Laughlin, Robert M. [et al.] (1988) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of Santo Domingo Zinacantán, vol. I. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
Welsh
Noun
chan
- Aspirate mutation of can.
Mutation
- Rhymes:English/æn
- English clippings
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Internet
- English informal terms
- English 4chan slang
- Antillean Creole terms derived from French
- Antillean Creole lemmas
- Antillean Creole nouns
- Ch'orti' lemmas
- Ch'orti' nouns
- caa:Snakes
- Galician terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Galician terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Galician terms inherited from Latin
- Galician terms derived from Latin
- Galician terms with IPA pronunciation
- Galician lemmas
- Galician nouns
- Galician countable nouns
- Galician masculine nouns
- gl:Landforms
- Galician adjectives
- Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish
- Irish terms derived from Middle Irish
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish particles
- Irish negative particles
- Ulster Irish
- Irish terms with usage examples
- Irish non-lemma forms
- Irish verb forms
- Japanese non-lemma forms
- Japanese romanizations
- Mandarin non-lemma forms
- Mandarin pinyin
- Mandarin nonstandard forms
- Nafaanra lemmas
- Nafaanra nouns
- Old Occitan lemmas
- Old Occitan nouns
- Old Occitan masculine nouns
- Pipil terms inherited from Proto-Nahuan
- Pipil terms derived from Proto-Nahuan
- Pipil terms with IPA pronunciation
- Pipil relational nouns
- Pipil terms with usage examples
- Polish terms derived from Turkish
- Polish 1-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- Polish personal nouns
- Portuguese terms borrowed from English
- Portuguese terms derived from English
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- pt:Internet
- Romansch terms inherited from Latin
- Romansch terms derived from Latin
- Romansch lemmas
- Romansch nouns
- Romansch masculine nouns
- Vallader Romansch
- rm:Canids
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic particles
- Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples
- Spanish 1-syllable words
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- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- Costa Rican Spanish
- Salvadorian Spanish
- Guatemalan Spanish
- Honduran Spanish
- Spanish terms with quotations
- Tzotzil lemmas
- Tzotzil verbs
- Tzotzil transitive verbs
- Welsh non-lemma forms
- Welsh mutated nouns
- Welsh aspirate-mutation forms