garan

See also: går an

Cornish

Noun

garan f (plural garanes)

1. crane (bird)

Derived terms

• kelyon garan

Japanese

Romanization

garan

1. Rōmaji transcription of がらん

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaran/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa(ː)ran/

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh garan (“heron, crane”), from Proto-Brythonic *garan, from Proto-Celtic *garanos (“crane”).

Noun

garan m or f (plural garanod)

1. crane, bird of the family Gruidae
2. heron (Ardeidae)

   Synonyms: crëyr, crychydd

Derived terms

• garan coronog (“black crowned crane”)
• garan glas (“blue crane”)
• garan gycyllog (“hooded crane”)
• garan gyddfddu (“black-necked crane”)
• garan Manshwria (“red-crowned crane”)
• garan mursenaidd (“demoiselle crane”)
• garan tagellog (“wattled crane”)
• garan twyni (“sandhill crane”)
• garan ubanol (“whooping crane”)

 

Mutation

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

garan

1. Soft mutation of caran.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
caran	garan	ngharan	charan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.