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Cornish
Noun
garan f (plural garanes)
- crane (bird)
Derived terms
Japanese
Romanization
garan
- Rōmaji transcription of がらん
Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh garan (“heron, crane”), from Proto-Brythonic *garan, from Proto-Celtic *garanos (“crane”).
Noun
garan m or f (plural garanod)
- crane, bird of the family Gruidae
- heron (Ardeidae)
- Synonyms: crëyr, crychydd
Derived terms
Mutation
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
garan
- Soft mutation of caran.
Mutation
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
- ^ Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 22
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “garan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies