varaan
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Afrikaans
Etymology
Noun
varaan (plural varaane)
- (rare) monitor lizard
- Synonym: likkewaan
Dutch
Etymology
From Arabic وَرَل (waral), cognate with German Waran, French varan.
Pronunciation
Noun
varaan m (plural varanen, diminutive varaantje n)
- the monitor lizard, a lizard of the genus Varanus
Derived terms
Finnish
Pronunciation
Noun
varaan
Verb
varaan
Postposition
varaan
- into being dependent on
Inflection
| →○ | illative | varaan |
|---|---|---|
| ○ | inessive | varassa |
| ○→ | elative | varasta |
Further reading
- “varaan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04