dân

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dan"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 民 (“people, citizen”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jəŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jəŋ˧˧]

Noun

dân

1. people; citizen
2. ordinary people; commoner; the masses

Derived terms

Derived terms

• dân ca (“folk song”)
• dân chủ (“democracy, democratic”)
• dân gian (“folk”)
• dân nhập cư

• dân tộc
• ngư dân
• nhân dân

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daːn/

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• deuant (literary)
• dôn (colloquial)
• dônt (literary)

Verb

dân

1. (colloquial) third-person plural future of dod

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dân	ddân	nân	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 2

Noun

dân

1. Soft mutation of tân.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tân	dân	nhân	thân
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.