cuan

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See also: cuàn, cuán, cuān, cúan, and cúán

Indonesian

Etymology

From Min Nan (choán, “to make a profit”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cuan (first-person possessive cuanku, second-person possessive cuanmu, third-person possessive cuannya)

  1. (colloquial) profit.
    Synonym: untung
    Cuanku lima puluh juta bulan ini.
    My profit is fifty million this month.

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish cúan, from Proto-Celtic *kawnos, from Proto-Indo-European *kapnós, from *keh₂p- (to grasp).

Alternative forms

Noun

cuan m (genitive singular cuain, nominative plural cuanta)

  1. bay
    Synonym:
  2. harbour
  3. port
    Synonyms: caladh, port
Declension
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Etymology 2

Noun

cuan m (genitive singular cuaine, nominative plural cuaineanna)

  1. Alternative form of cuain (litter; brood; pack; band, company)
Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cuan chuan gcuan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Mandarin

Romanization

cuan

  1. Nonstandard spelling of cuān.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of cuán.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of cuàn.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish cúan (bay, gulf, harbor), from Proto-Indo-European *kapno-, from *keh₂p- (to grasp).

Noun

cuan m (genitive singular cuain, plural cuantan or cuaintean or cuanta)

  1. sea, ocean, the deep
  2. large lake
  3. (rare) harbour, haven, bay
  4. deceit
  5. multitude
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

From Old Irish cúan (litter (of pups or other young animals); pack (of dogs, wolves, etc.); family, band, company), from (hound).

Noun

cuan m

  1. pack of hounds or wolves

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
cuan chuan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin quam. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwan/
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: cuan

Adverb

cuan

  1. (dated) how, to what extent

Usage notes

  • Used with adjectives and adverbs. Rare in modern speech, usually replaced with que, tan, cuanto, or como de. Written with an accent mark (cuán) when interrogative or exclamative, as in ¿Cuán grande es? or ¡Cuán grande es!

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