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Mongolian
Etymology
From Classical Mongolian ᠸᠠᠩ (wang), from Mandarin 王 (wáng). Compare also Middle Mongol (ong).
Pronunciation
Noun
ван • (van)
- king, prince
- вант улс ― vant uls ― kingdom
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Chinese 王 (wáng).
Noun
ван • (van) m anim (genitive ва́на, nominative plural ва́ны, genitive plural ва́нов)
- (historical) king (in Ancient China); prince (in the Chinese Empire)
1853, К. А. Скачков, Мой дневник:
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Old Norse vanr
Noun
ван • (van) m anim (genitive ва́на, nominative plural ва́ны, genitive plural ва́нов)
- (Norse mythology) one of the Vanir
- война́ а́сов и ва́нов ― vojná ásov i vánov ― the Æsir–Vanir War
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vъnъ.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ва̏н (Latin spelling vȁn)
- except
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vъnъ.
Pronunciation
Preposition
ва̏н (Latin spelling vȁn) (+ genitive case)
- in front of, before
- ван куће ― outside, outdoors
- out of
- ван земље ― abroad
Etymology 3
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vъnъ.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ва̑н (Latin spelling vȃn)
- out, outside, outdoors