tran
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English
Etymology 1
Shortening of transgender, or (jocularly or seriously) a back-formation from trans mistaking it for a plural noun.
Noun
tran (plural trans)
- (informal, sometimes offensive, sometimes humorous) A trans person.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:tran.
Etymology 2
Shortening.
Noun
tran (plural trans)
- Clipping of transmission.
Anagrams
Drehu
Pronunciation
Verb
tran
- to plant
References
- Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
- Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German trān, of Old Saxon verb trahan. Akin to German Träne (“tear”) and Tran (“whale oil”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tran f or m (definite singular (feminine) trana or (masculine) tranen)
- (chiefly uncountable) cod liver oil
See also
References
- “tran” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
tran m inan
Declension
Declension of tran
Derived terms
adjective