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Malay
Noun
چندان (plural چندان-چندان or چندان۲, informal 1st possessive چندانکو, 2nd possessive چندانمو, 3rd possessive چندانڽ)
- Jawi spelling of cendana
Persian
Etymology
چند (čand) + آن (ân). Compare چندین (čandin).
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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čandān
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| Dari reading?
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čandān
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| Iranian reading?
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čandân
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| Tajik reading?
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čandon
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Adverb
چَندان • (čandân)
- so, so much; that (to such a degree)
- چندان بد نیست. ― čandân bad nist. ― It's not that bad.
مردمی که در جنوب کشور زندگی می‌کنند، همچنان ثروتمند هستند ولی نه چندان.- mardomi ke dar jonub-e kešvar zendegi mi-konand, hamčenân servatmand hastand vali na čandân.
- The people who live in the south of the country are also rich, but not as much.
خیلی منتظرش بودم، اما هتل چندان خوبی نبود.- xeyli montazer-eš budam, ammâ hotel čandân xubi na-bud.
- I was very much looking forward to it, but the hotel was not that good.
- (after a numeral) as many; -fold
Usage notes
- In negatives, چندان must be used instead of خیلی (xeyli, “very”). Hence "not very much" in response to a question is نه چندان (na čandân), not *na xeyli.
Determiner
چَندان • (čandân)
- so much, so many
Descendants