laan

See also: Laan and lån

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 欄 / 栏 (laan^4-1, “wholesaler”).

Noun

laan (plural laans)

1. (Hong Kong, obsolete) wholesaler, especially of fresh food
   • 1926 April 20, “Only A Joke! $10,600 Found in Safe of Pig Laan. Hotel Mystery Cleared.”, in The China Mail, page 1:

     Accompanied by police and the owner, he led the way to premises in the western district which were used as the office of a pig laan (i.e. a wholesale pig depot).

   • 1934, Report of the Committee Regarding the Marketing of New Territories Produce in Hong Kong and Kowloon‎^[1]:

     Mr Wong stated that the laans are getting more and more vegetables from the New Territory every year.

   • 1952 May 14, “Poultry Laan Partnership Dispute Ends In Court.”, in The China Mail, page 10:

     By a letter dated November 30, 1948, defendant wrongly claimed and still claims that he has a right to have his name inserted in the Food Shop License of the said Laan.

Ahtna

Stem

laan

1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Neuter	laa (many)

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Noun

laan

1. land

Verb

laan (past min laan, future go laan, completive dun laan, imperfective a laan)

1. learn

Central Melanau

Noun

laan

1. west (compass point)

Synonyms

• barat

Coordinate terms

compass points:  ^[edit]

barat alud	utara	wab alud
barat		wab
barat dayak	selaten	wab dayak

Adjective

laan

1. west (towards the west)
2. west (western)
3. west (occidental)

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch laen, lane, from Old Dutch *lana, from Proto-Germanic *lanō. More at lane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laːn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: laan
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

laan f (plural lanen, diminutive laantje n)

1. lane, avenue

Derived terms

• beukenlaan
• eikenlaan
• elzenlaan
• laanboom
• lindelaan
• oprijlaan
• populierenlaan
• wilgenlaan
• zijlaan

proper nouns

• Boelenslaan
• De Laan
• IJssellaan
• Katwijkerlaan
• Kerklaan
• Laan
• Molenlaankwartier
• Ter Laan
• Tussenlanen

Gullah

Alternative forms

• laa'n

Etymology

From English learn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑːn/

Verb

laan

1. (intransitive) to learn
2. (transitive) to teach

References

• De Nyew Testament‎^[2], Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc., 2025
• Virginia Mixson Geraty, Gulluh fuh oonuh: Gullah for You (1997)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /laˈʔan/ [lɐˈʔan̪]
    • Rhymes: -an
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlaʔan/ [ˈlaː.ʔɐn̪] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: la‧an

Adjective

laán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜀᜈ᜔)

1. in reserve; reserved for the future (or for someone)

   Synonyms: reserbado, nakareserba, nakalaan, patagana

2. prepared; ready (for voluntary service)

   Synonyms: handa, nakahanda, nahahanda

Derived terms

• ilaan
• inilaan
• laang-gugulin
• maglaan
• nakalaan
• paglaanan
• paglalaan
• panlaan

Noun

laán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜀᜈ᜔)

1. reserving of something (for the future or for someone)

   Synonym: paglalaan

2. reserve; something kept (for the future or for someone)

   Synonyms: reserba, panlaan

3. condition of being prepared for voluntary service

   Synonyms: handa, kahandaan, pagkahanda

Anagrams

• lana

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ.

Noun

laan

1. sail

References

• Tetun – English Dictionary