soán

See also: soan

Galician

Alternative forms

• soao

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese soaão, from Latin solānus (“east wind”). Cognate with Portuguese suão and Asturian solanu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈaŋ/

Adjective

soán (feminine soá, masculine plural soáns, feminine plural soás)

1. (of the wind) eastern, easterly
2. sunny

Noun

soán m (plural soáns)

1. east wind

   Synonyms: ar soán, vento soán

Related terms

• sol

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “soão”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “soao”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “soán”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “soán”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “soán”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of soán – see 選 (“to choose; to pick; to select; to elect; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 選).