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dian

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Central Dusun

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Noun

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dian

  1. candle

Esperanto

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Adjective

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dian

  1. accusative singular of dia

Finnish

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Noun

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dian

  1. genitive singular of dia

Iban

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay dian, from Javanese ꦢꦶꦪꦤ꧀ (diyan).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈd̪ian]
  • Hyphenation: di‧an

Noun

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dian

  1. wax candle

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay dian, from Classical Malay dian, from Javanese ꦢꦶꦪꦤ꧀ (diyan, lamp, lantern).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈd̪ian]
  • Hyphenation: di‧an

Noun

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dian (plural dian-dian)

  1. oil lamp
    Synonym: pelita

Further reading

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish dían (swift, rapid),[1] from Proto-Celtic *deinos, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- (to chase away); compare Ancient Greek δίεμαι (díemai, hasten), Sanskrit दीयति (dī́yati, fly).[2]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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dian (genitive singular masculine déin, genitive singular feminine déine, plural diana, comparative déine)

  1. vehement, intense, violent, severe
  2. (obsolete) swift, quick

Declension

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Declension of dian
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dian dhian diana;
dhiana2
vocative dhéin diana
genitive déine diana dian
dative dian;
dhian1
dhian;
dhéin (archaic)
diana;
dhiana2
Comparative níos déine
Superlative is déine

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of dian
radical lenition eclipsis
dian dhian ndian

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*dēno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 95
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 120, page 46
  4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 80

Further reading

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Javanese

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Noun

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dian

  1. nonstandard spelling of diyan

Malay

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Etymology

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From Javanese ꦢꦶꦪꦤ꧀ (diyan), possibly from Austroasiatic. Compare Angkorian Old Khmer dyān, dyan (candle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈd̪ian]
  • Hyphenation: di‧an

Noun

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dian (plural dian-dian)

  1. wax candle

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: dian
  • Iban: dian

Further reading

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Mandarin

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Romanization

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dian

  1. nonstandard spelling of diān
  2. nonstandard spelling of diǎn
  3. nonstandard spelling of diàn

Usage notes

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  • 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.

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish dían (swift, rapid), from Proto-Celtic *deinos, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- (fly, move swiftly); compare Ancient Greek δίεμαι (díemai, hasten), Sanskrit दीयति (dī́yati, fly).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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dian (comparative dèine)

  1. passionate, enthusiastic, zealous, fervent, eager, keen

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutation of dian
radical lenition
dian dhian

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*dēno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 95

Swedish

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Noun

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dian

  1. definite singular of dia

Tagalog

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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dián (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜀᜈ᜔) (now dialectal)

  1. alternative form of diyan

Anagrams

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