keran

See also: kěrán

Esperanto

Adjective

keran

1. accusative singular of kera

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch kraan, from Middle Dutch crāne, from Old Dutch *crano, from Proto-Germanic *kranô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈran]
• Hyphenation: kê‧ran

Noun

kêran (first-person possessive keranku, second-person possessive keranmu, third-person possessive kerannya)

1. tap, faucet.
2. (figurative) door.

   Synonym: pintu

Related terms

• stopkeran

 

Further reading

• “keran” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian գերան (geran), Western Armenian pronunciation.

Noun

keran

1. (dialectal) log, beam

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գերան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• “keran”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982