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Esperanto
Adjective
keran
- accusative singular of kera
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Dutch kraan, from Middle Dutch crāne, from Old Dutch *crano, from Proto-Germanic *kranô, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”). Doublet of kran.
Pronunciation
Noun
kêran (first-person possessive keranku, second-person possessive keranmu, third-person possessive kerannya)
- tap, faucet.
- (figurative) door.
- Synonym: pintu
Related terms
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) cf. Urak Lawoi' กรัด (“fireplace; kitchen”).
Pronunciation
Noun
keran (Jawi spelling کرن, plural keran-keran, informal 1st possessive keranku, 2nd possessive keranmu, 3rd possessive kerannya)
- portable stove
- chafing dish
- hearth
Descendants
Further reading
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Armenian գերան (geran), Western Armenian pronunciation.
Noun
keran
- (dialectal) log, beam
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գերան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- “keran”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982