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Mandarin
Romanization
ràn (ran4, Zhuyin ㄖㄢˋ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𡜉
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𥣹
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Of imitative origin, similar to Latin rana (“frog”), Sanskrit रायति (rāyati, “to bark at”). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“to howl, bark at”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ràn m (genitive singular ràin, plural rànan)
- scream, yell, shout
Verb
ràn (past ràn, future rànaidh, verbal noun rànail or rànaich, past participle rànte)
- scream, shout
- (colloquial slang) weep vigorously
References
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “ràn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 闌 (SV: lan).
Pronunciation
Noun
ràn • (欄, )
- stable (enclosure for cows/kine or horses)
- nest