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Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂ónks (“honey”), see also Sanskrit काञ्चन (kāñcana), Old English hunig.
Pronunciation
Noun
şan f
- honeycomb
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “şan”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 568
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شان (şan), from Arabic شَأْن (šaʔn)
Pronunciation
Noun
şan (definite accusative şanı, plural şanlar) (dated)
- fame
- Synonyms: ün, nam
- glory
- Synonyms: görkem, ihtişam
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