jan

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English

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Etymology

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From Arabic جَنّ (jann)

Noun

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jan

  1. Obsolete form of jinn.
    • 1888, Charles Montagu Doughty, Travels in Arabia Deserta:
      He cast out the demons of possessed persons, and he bound the jân, wellah, in yonder corner.

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Bambara

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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jan

  1. trap (device to catch animals)

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Basque

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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jan inan

  1. food
    Synonym: janari

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Verb

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jan du (imperfect participle jaten, future participle jango or janen, short form jan, verbal noun jate)

  1. to eat
  2. to eat away, corrode

Bau Bidayuh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN.

Noun

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jan

  1. rain (condensed water from a cloud)

Catalan

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Etymology

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Shortening of Joan.

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Noun

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jan m (plural jans)

  1. Only used in bon jan

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Dalmatian

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Etymology

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From Latin annus.

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Noun

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jan m (plural jain or jein)

  1. year
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French

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jan m (plural jans)

  1. Each of the two tables in trictrac
    Je remplis mon grand jan par doublet : six points pour moi.
    I filled my grand jan by doublet: six points for me.

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Japanese

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Romanization

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jan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of じゃん

Swedish

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Noun

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jan

  1. January; Abbreviation of januari.

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Tagalog

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Adverb

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jan (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔) (text messaging, colloquial)

  1. Alternative spelling of diyan

Yoruba

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Noun

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jàn

  1. to bang something with another
  2. (idiomatic) to fail an examination or test

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