cuan

See also: cuàn, cuán, cuān, cúan, and cúán

Indonesian

Etymology

From Min Nan 賺／赚 (choán, “to make a profit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃua̯n]
• Hyphenation: cuan

Noun

cuan (first-person possessive cuanku, second-person possessive cuanmu, third-person possessive cuannya) cuan

1. (colloquial) profit.

   Synonym: untung

Related terms

• bocuan

 

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuənˠ/

Etymology 1

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From Old Irish cúan, from Proto-Indo-European *kapno-, from *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).

Alternative forms

• cuain

Noun

cuan m (genitive singular cuain, nominative plural cuanta)

1. bay

   Synonym: bá

2. harbour
3. port

   Synonyms: caladh, port

Declension

Declension of cuan

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cuan cuanta Vocative a chuain a chuanta Genitive cuain cuanta Dative cuan cuanta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cuan na cuanta Genitive an chuain na gcuanta Dative leis an gcuan don chuan leis na cuanta

Derived terms

• baile cuain m (“harbour town”)
• caladh cuain m (“wharf, jetty”)
• Cuan na hAraibe m (“the Arabian Gulf”)
• cuisle cuain m (“harbour channel”)
• dícear cuain m (“bay duiker”)
• vaidhtéir cuain m (“coastguard”)

 

Etymology 2

Noun

cuan m (genitive singular cuaine, nominative plural cuaineanna)

1. Alternative form of cuain (“litter; brood; pack; band, company”)

Declension

Declension of cuan

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cuan cuaineanna Vocative a chuan a chuaineanna Genitive cuaine cuaineanna Dative cuan cuaineanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chuan na cuaineanna Genitive na cuaine na gcuaineanna Dative leis an gcuan don chuan leis na cuaineanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cuan	chuan	gcuan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 cúan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cuan”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cuan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Mandarin

Romanization

cuan

1. Nonstandard spelling of cuān.
2. Nonstandard spelling of cuán.
3. Nonstandard spelling of cuàn.

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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Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰuan/

Etymology 1

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From Old Irish cúan (“bay, gulf, harbor”), from Proto-Indo-European *kapno-, from *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).

Noun

cuan m (genitive singular cuain, plural cuantan or cuaintean or cuanta)

1. sea, ocean, the deep
2. large lake
3. (rare) harbour, haven, bay
4. deceit
5. multitude

Derived terms

• An Cuan a Tuath m (“North Sea”)
• An Cuan Innseanach m (“Indian Ocean”)
• An Cuan Sèimh m (“Pacific Ocean”)
• An Cuan Siar]] m (“Atlantic Ocean”)
• an t-àrd-chuan m (“the high sea”)
• cuan mòr m (“ocean”)
• cuan-àrd f (“stormy, tempestuous sea”)
• cuan-choire m (“gulf, whirlpool”)
• cuan-mara m (“sea-urchin”)
• cuantach (“seafaring”, adjective)

 

Related terms

• muir
• fairge

Etymology 2

From Old Irish cúan (“litter (of pups or other young animals); pack (of dogs, wolves, etc.); family, band, company”), from cú (“hound”).

Noun

cuan m

1. pack of hounds or wolves

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
cuan	chuan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “cuan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cúan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 cúan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin quam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwan/

• Rhymes: -an

Adverb

cuan

1. (rare) how, to what extent

Usage notes

• Used with adjectives and adverbs. Rare in modern speech, usually replaced with que, tan, cuanto, or como de. Written with an accent mark (cuán) when interrogative or exclamative, as in ¿Cuán grande es? or ¡Cuán grande es!