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Indonesian
Etymology
From Min Nan 賺/赚 (choán, “to make a profit”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cuan (first-person possessive cuanku, second-person possessive cuanmu, third-person possessive cuannya)
- (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)
- bay
- Synonym: bá
- harbour
- port
- Synonyms: caladh, port
Declension
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Etymology 2
Noun
cuan m (genitive singular cuaine, nominative plural cuaineanna)
- Alternative form of cuain (“litter; brood; pack; band, company”)
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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cuan
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chuan
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gcuan
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cuan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 cúan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “cuan” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cuan” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 61
Mandarin
Romanization
cuan
- Nonstandard spelling of cuān.
- Nonstandard spelling of cuán.
- 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)
- sea, ocean, the deep
- large lake
- (rare) harbour, haven, bay
- deceit
- multitude
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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 cú (“hound”).
Noun
cuan m
- pack of hounds or wolves
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
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Lenition
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cuan |
chuan
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “cuan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cúan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 cúan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin quam. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwan/
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: cuan
Adverb
cuan
- (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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