dàn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dan"

Mandarin

Pronunciation

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Romanization

dàn (dan⁴, Zhuyin ㄉㄢˋ)

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Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥aːn/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dán m (“gift, bestowal, endowment, present; skill in applying the principles of a special science; science; skill applied to the material or subject-matter of art; artistic faculty, art; especially the poetic faculty; the art of poetry; poem, song, verse, rhyme; an industrial pursuit of a skilled nature; a craft, trade, business, office, calling, profession; a profession as represented by its practisers collectively, the members of a trade as a body; an occupation, function, business; an allotted task; a payment”).

Noun

dàn m (genitive singular dàin, plural dàin or dàna or dàintean)

1. destiny, fate; decree, predestination
2. poem, song; verse
3. treasure
4. work

Derived terms

• dàn an àir m (“the song of battle”)
• dàn-aoghaireil m (“pastoral poem”)
• dàn-cluiche m (“dramatic poem”)
• dàn-cruite m (“lyric poem”)
• dàn-mór m (“epic poem”)

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

dàn

1. bold, daring, intrepid, resolute
2. confident, audacious, presumptuous, forward, impudent

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “dàn”, 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), “dán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Vietnamese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːn˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaːŋ˨˩]

Verb

dàn • (𢵧)

1. to put in order, to arrange
2. to display

See also

Derived terms

• dàn xếp