gwan
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From various English dialects, notably Gullah.
Interjection
[edit]gwan
- (nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of going on.
- (nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of go on.
- 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 199:
- “Aw, gwan, you slave driver,” the boy said, dashing from the room.
- (nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of going.
- I need to get to gwan.
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]gwan (plural gwans)
- (neologism, rare) A hybrid between a goose and a swan, especially the offspring of a gander (male goose) and a pen (female swan).
- Synonym: swoose
Anagrams
[edit]Breton
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Breton guenion pl, from Proto-Celtic *wasnos. Cognate with Old Cornish guan, Welsh gwan, and Old Irish fann (Irish fann).
Adjective
[edit]gwan
Japanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]gwan
- Rōmaji transcription of ぐわん
- Rōmaji transcription of ぐゎん
- Rōmaji transcription of グヮン
- Rōmaji transcription of グァン
Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- gwann (obsolete)
- gwàn (Dyfed, colloquial)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh guan, gvan, gwann, gwan, from Proto-Celtic *wasnos. Cognate with Breton gwan, Old Cornish guan, and Old Irish fann (Irish fann).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]gwan (feminine singular gwan, plural gweinion, equative gwanned, comparative gwannach, superlative gwannaf)
Derived terms
[edit]- gwangalon (“faint-hearted”)
- gwanhau (“to weaken; to attenuate; to dilute”)
- gwanllyd (“sickly”)
- gwanychu (“to weaken; to attenuate; to dilute”)
- gwendid (“weakness”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| gwan | wan | ngwan | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gwan”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gwan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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