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Translingual
Symbol
xan
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Xamtanga.
See also
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kagan.
Noun
xan (definite accusative xanı, plural xanlar)
- khan
Declension
Derived terms
Bipi
Noun
xan
- water, fresh water
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
Galician
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
xan m (plural xans)
- a man who lets himself be controlled by anyone else;[1] a weakling
1996, Xosé Cid Cabido, Unha liña no ceo: 58 narradores galegos, 1979-1996, Xerais de Galicia, page 270:—Xa ti mesma o dis: un xan, un xanciño.- —You say it yourself: a weakling, a little weakling.
Derived terms
References
- ^ “xan”. Dicionario da Real Academia Galega.
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
xan
- well-ventilated
Etymology 2
From French salle.
Contaminated by homophonous xan (“well-ventilated”), which is a not a French loanword.
Noun
xan
- (dated) a room, usually well-ventilated, with specialized function, such as a room in a infirmary or clinic
Derived terms
References
Yámana
Pronoun
xan
- we