tán

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tan"

Asturian

Verb

tán

  1. 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

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  • Rhymes: -aːn

Adverb

tán

  1. maybe, perhaps

Derived terms

Compound words

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)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 倓
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嘾
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 坛
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墰
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墵 / 坛
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 壇 / 坛
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 壜 / 坛
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 婒
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 弸
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 弹
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 彃 / 𪪼
  12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 惔
  13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 憛
  14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 曇 / 昙
  15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 榃
  16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 橚 / 𰗹
  17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 檀
  18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 沇
  19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 淡
  20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 湕
  21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 潭
  22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 澷
  23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 炊
  24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 痰
  25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 癇 / 痫
  26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 眈
  27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 禩
  28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 罈 / 坛, 罎 / 坛
  29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 胃
  30. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 艢 / 樯
  31. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 荥
  32. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蔾 / 藜
  33. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蕄 / 𰱉
  34. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 藫
  35. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蟧 / 𮔚
  36. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 覃
  37. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 談 / 谈
  38. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 譚 / 谭
  39. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 谈
  40. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 谭
  41. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貚
  42. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 郯
  43. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 醈
  44. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 醰
  45. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 錟 / 锬
  46. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鐔 / 镡
  47. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 锬
  48. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 镡
  49. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 餤 / 𱃿
  50. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 驔 / 𱅪
  51. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 澹

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 傘 (SV: tản).

Noun

tán

  1. canopy (highest foliage and branches of a forest)
  2. parasol, sunshade

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

tán

  1. (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

  1. flatter, coax
  2. grind, crush

Etymology 4

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Sino-Vietnamese word from 讚?”

Verb

tán

  1. to flirt
  2. to chat
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