ràn

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Mandarin[edit]

Romanization[edit]

ràn (ran4, Zhuyin ㄖㄢˋ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𡜉
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𥣹

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Of imitative origin, similar to Latin rana (frog), Sanskrit रायति (rāyati, to bark at). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (to howl, bark at).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ràn m (genitive singular ràin, plural rànan)

  1. scream, yell, shout

Verb[edit]

ràn (past ràn, future rànaidh, verbal noun rànail or rànaich, past participle rànte)

  1. scream, shout
  2. (colloquial slang) weep vigorously

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: lan).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ràn (, 󰊫)

  1. stable (enclosure for cows/kine or horses)