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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Particle

zan

  1. Only; merely; just; but.

Synonyms

References

  • Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, pp. 41, 43, 535–536.
  • Carochi, Horacio. (1645) Arte de la lengua mexicana con la declaracion de los adverbios della, Juan Ruyz, ff. 109v–110r.
  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, pp. 345–346.
  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, pp. 30, 100–102, 217.

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl zan

Adverb

zan

  1. Only; merely; just; but.

Gun

Etymology 1

Cognates include Fon zàn, Saxwe Gbe ojàn (mat)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

zàn (plural zàn lɛ́ or zàn lẹ́)

  1. bed
  2. mat

Etymology 2

From Proto-Gbe *-zã́. Cognates include Fon zǎn, Saxwe Gbe ozàn, Adja ezan, Ewe za

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

zán (plural zán lɛ́ or zán lẹ́)

  1. night
Derived terms

Indonesian

Noun

zan (first-person possessive zanku, second-person possessive zanmu, third-person possessive zannya)

  1. doubt

Japanese

Romanization

zan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ざん

Kamakan

Alternative forms

  • sa (Kotoxo)

Noun

zan

  1. (Kamakan) water

References

  • Chestmir Loukotka, La família lingüística Kamakan del Brasil

Mandarin

Romanization

zan (zan5zan0, Zhuyin ˙ㄗㄢ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of ,

zan

  1. Nonstandard spelling of zān.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of zán.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of zǎn.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of zàn.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German zan, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈt͡s̄an/

Noun

zan m

  1. tooth
    Sîner zene glîʒ ist wîʒer danne milch.
    The shine of his teeth is whiter than milk.
    rôter munt mit wîʒen zenen wol bezinnet
    red mouth well surrounded by white teeth as merlons

Declension

Descendants

  • Alemannic German: Zah
  • Bavarian: Zåhn, Zant
  • Central Franconian: Zank, Zand
    Kölsch: Zant
  • German: Zahn
    • Central Franconian: Zahn
  • Hunsrik: Zaan
  • Luxembourgish: Zant
  • Pennsylvania German: Zaah
  • Swabian: Zah, Zai
  • Vilamovian: cōn
  • Yiddish: צאָן (tson)

Old High German

Noun

zan m

  1. Alternative form of zand

Declension

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ظن, from Arabic ظَنّ (ẓann).

Noun

zan (definite accusative zannı, plural zanlar)

  1. suspicion, presumption, supposition

See also

References

  • zan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “zan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Zou

Adverb

zan

  1. down

References

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 45