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Classical Nahuatl
Pronunciation
Particle
zan
- Only; merely; just; but.
- Late 17C: annals of Puebla
- niman ticalaque metztli de septiembre auh niman oncan omononotzque onpualli ommatlactli caxtilteca yni san yehuantin quichihuasq̄ yn pantzin
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
- Only; merely; just; but.
Gun
Etymology 1
Cognates include Fon zàn, Saxwe Gbe ojàn (“mat”)
Pronunciation
Noun
zàn (plural zàn lɛ́ or zàn lẹ́)
- bed
- mat
Etymology 2
From Proto-Gbe *-zã́. Cognates include Fon zǎn, Saxwe Gbe ozàn, Adja ezan, Ewe za
Pronunciation
Noun
zán (plural zán lɛ́ or zán lẹ́)
- night
Derived terms
Indonesian
Noun
zan (first-person possessive zanku, second-person possessive zanmu, third-person possessive zannya)
- doubt
Japanese
Romanization
zan
- Rōmaji transcription of ざん
Kamakan
Noun
zan
- (Kamakan) water
References
- Chestmir Loukotka, La família lingüística Kamakan del Brasil
Mandarin
Romanization
zan (zan5/zan0, Zhuyin ˙ㄗㄢ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 喒/咱, 偺/咱
zan
- Nonstandard spelling of zān.
- Nonstandard spelling of zán.
- Nonstandard spelling of zǎn.
- 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
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
- 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
Declension of zan (masculine, class 2 strong)
Descendants
Old High German
Noun
zan m
- Alternative form of zand
Declension
Declension of zan (masculine i-stem)
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ظن, from Arabic ظَنّ (ẓann).
Noun
zan (definite accusative zannı, plural zanlar)
- suspicion, presumption, supposition
See also
References
Zou
Adverb
zan
- down
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 45