soán

See also: soan

Galician

Alternative forms

• soao

Etymology

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

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

• “soão” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “soao” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “soán” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “soán” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “soán” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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).