тян

Dungan

Etymology

Cognate to Standard Mandarin 天 (tiān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰiæ̃²⁴/

Noun

тян • (ti͡an) (I)

1. sky
2. day

Russian

FWOTD – 12 April 2021

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ちゃん (-chan, diminutive suffix), originally through anime fandom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʲan]

Particle

тян • (tjan)

1. (anime and manga fandom) -chan

Noun

тян • (tjan) f anim (indeclinable, diminutive тя́нка or тя́ночка)

1. (slang) girl, young woman
2. (slang) one's female romantic partner, generally young and attractive; one's girlfriend
   • 2018, Вадим Буковский, Ньюфаундленд:

     У меня́ была́ одна́ тян, то́же худо́жница, у неё был беспоря́док, бо́льше, чем у меня́.

     U menjá bylá odná tjan, tóže xudóžnica, u nejó byl besporjádok, bólʹše, čem u menjá.

     I used to date a girl, also an artist, she had a bigger mess than me.

     (literally, “I had a girl, also an artist, she had a bigger mess than me.”)

See also

• кун (kun)