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Asturian
Verb
tán
- third-person plural present indicative of tar
Hokkien
For pronunciation and definitions of tán – see 等 (“to wait”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 等). |
Hungarian
Etymology
Syncopic form of talán (“maybe, perhaps”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
tán
- maybe, perhaps
Derived terms
Further reading
- tán in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Mandarin
Pronunciation
Romanization
tán (tan2, Zhuyin ㄊㄢˊ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 倓
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嘾
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 坛
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墰
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墵/坛
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 壇/坛
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 壜/坛
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 婒
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 弸
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 弹
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 彃/𪪼
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 惔
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 憛
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 曇/昙
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 榃
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 橚/𰗹
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 檀
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 沇
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 淡
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 湕
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 潭
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 澷
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 炊
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 痰
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 癇/痫
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 眈
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 禩
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 罈/坛, 罎/坛
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 胃
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 艢/樯
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 荥
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蔾/藜
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蕄/𰱉
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 藫
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蟧/𮔚
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 覃
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 談/谈
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 譚/谭
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 谈
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 谭
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貚
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 郯
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 醈
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 醰
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 錟/锬
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鐔/镡
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 锬
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 镡
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 餤/𱃿
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 驔/𱅪
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 澹
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 傘 (SV: tản).
Noun
tán
- canopy (highest foliage and branches of a forest)
- parasol, sunshade
Etymology 2
Verb
tán
- (Southern Vietnam) to slap
- Synonyms: tát, vả
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
tán
- flatter, coax
- grind, crush
Etymology 4
Verb
tán
- to flirt
- to chat
Synonyms
Derived terms