chan

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chan"

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æn

Etymology 1

Clipping of channel.

Noun

chan (plural chans)

1. (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.

Derived terms

• chanop

Etymology 2

From 4chan, a popular imageboard; ultimately from channel.

Noun

chan (plural chans)

1. (Internet, informal) An imageboard.

Anagrams

• Cahn

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Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French champ.

Noun

chan

1. free space; open land

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Ch'orti'

Noun

chan

1. snake

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Galician

A view of the Terra Chá ("Level Country"), Lugo, Galicia

Alternative forms

• chao

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese chão, from Latin plānum. Compare Portuguese chão, Spanish llano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaŋ/

Noun

chan m (plural chans)

1. floor

   Synonym: solo

2. ground

   Synonym: solo

3. (geography) plateau

Adjective

chan (feminine chá, masculine plural chans, feminine plural chás)

1. level; flat
2. plain

Derived terms

• Chá
• Chan
• Chao
• Chaodarcas
• Chaos

Related terms

• chaira
• chaela
• chancela
• chanzo
• chelo
• Chelo
• Chenlo

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

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish nocon, nochon, from Old Irish nícon, nacon, from ní con.

Pronunciation

• (before a, o, u, fha, fho, fhu) IPA^(key): [xan̪ˠ]
• (before e, i, fhe, fhi) IPA^(key): [xanʲ]

Particle

chan

1. (Ulster) not

   Chan ólann sé. ― He does not drink.

   Chan fhanfaidh sé. ― He will not wait.

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

• cha (used before a consonant)
• char (used with the past tense)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xan̪ˠ]

Verb

chan

1. past analytic of can

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

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Japanese

Romanization

chan

1. Rōmaji transcription of ちゃん

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Ladino

Noun

1. bell

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Mandarin

Romanization

chan

1. Nonstandard spelling of chān.
2. Nonstandard spelling of chán.
3. Nonstandard spelling of chǎn.
4. 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.

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Nafaanra

Noun

chan

1. vagina

References

• Nafaanra Dictionary

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Old Occitan

Etymology

Deverbal of chantar.

Noun

chan m (oblique plural chans, nominative singular chans, nominative plural chan)

1. song

Related terms

• chantador
• chantar
• chanso
• chansoneta
• enchantar
• enchantamen

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Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *chaːn-. Compare Classical Nahuatl chāntli (“home”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaŋ/

Relational

-chan

1. at or to one's home or house

   Tiajket ka nuchan pal titakwat

   We went to my house to eat

Declension

Declension of -chan

Person	Number
	singular	plural
first	nuchan	tuchan
second	muchan	anmuchan
third	ichan	inchan

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Polish

Etymology

From Turkish kan (“prince, lord”)/khān, contraction of khaqan (“sovereign, ruler”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xan/

• Audio:

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Noun

chan m pers

1. khan (ruler)

Declension

Declension of chan

	singular	plural
nominative	chan	chanowie/chany (deprecative)
genitive	chana	chanów
dative	chanowi	chanom
accusative	chana	chanów
instrumental	chanem	chanami
locative	chanie	chanach
vocative	chanie	chanowie

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English chan.

Noun

chan m (plural chans)

1. (Internet) chan, imageboard

Related terms

• channer

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter) chaun
• (Sursilvan) tgaun
• (Sutsilvan) tgàn
• (Surmiran) tgang

Etymology

From Latin canis, canem.

Noun

chan m (plural chans)

1. (Vallader) (male) dog

Coordinate terms

• (sex): chagna

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish nocon, nochon, from Old Irish nícon, nacon, from ní con.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xanʲ]

Particle

chan

1. 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

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃan/ [ˈt͡ʃãn]

Noun

chan m (plural chanes)

1. (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) Alternative form of chía
   • 2002, Rodrigo Crespo A., Comiendo pura vida, page 135:

     Los aderezos de semillas y nueces se preparan licuando semillas remojadas de linaza, girasol, chan...

     Seasonings from seeds and nuts are prepared by blending soaked linseed, sunflower seeds, chia seeds...

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001

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Tzotzil

Verb

chan

1. (transitive) to learn

References

• Laughlin, Robert M. [et al.] (1988) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of Santo Domingo Zinacantán, vol. I. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.

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Welsh

Noun

chan

1. Aspirate mutation of can.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
can	gan	nghan	chan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.