чан

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Adjective

чан (čan)

  1. sharp (Able to cut easily)
    Чатэр чан
    Čatɛr čan
    The sword is sharp.
    Шъэжъыер чан
    Ŝɛẑəjer čan
    The knife is sharp.
  2. sharp (Intelligent)

Noun

чан (čan)

  1. fellow

Synonyms

  • (sharp): жан (žan) (Kabardian)
  • (sharp): чыян (čəjan) (Shapsug dialect)

See also

Avar

Etymology

Akin to Andi чониду (čonidu).

Noun

чан (čan)

  1. a hunt

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic тшанъ (tšanŭ) or тчанъ (tčanŭ), from дъщанъ (dŭščanŭ, made of boards), cognate to доска́ (doská), доща́тый (doščátyj).

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Noun

чан (čanm inan (genitive ча́на, nominative plural чаны́ or ча́ны, genitive plural чано́в or ча́нов)

  1. tub, vat, tank; tun

Declension

Borrowed

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чан”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “чан”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 374
  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “чан”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
  • Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “чан”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 473

Further reading

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yān (side).

Noun

чан (çan) (definite accusative чанны, plural чаннар)

  1. side

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic тшанъ (tšanŭ) or тчанъ (tčanŭ), from дъщанъ (dŭščanŭ, made of boards), cognate to до́шка (dóška) (genitive plural до́щок (dóščok)), доща́ний (doščányj).

Pronunciation

Noun

чан (čanm inan (genitive ча́на, nominative plural чани́, genitive plural чані́в, relational adjective чанови́й)

  1. tub, tank, vat

Declension

Declension of чан
(inan hard masc-form accent-c)
singular plural
nominative чан
čan
чани́
čaný
genitive ча́на
čána
чані́в
čanív
dative ча́нові, ча́ну
čánovi, čánu
чана́м
čanám
accusative чан
čan
чани́
čaný
instrumental ча́ном
čánom
чана́ми
čanámy
locative ча́ні, чану́
čáni, čanú
чана́х
čanáx
vocative ча́не
čáne
чани́
čaný

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