lân

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lan"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ləŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 磷 (“phosphorus”).

Noun

lân

1. (dated) phosphorus

Usage notes

• lân is only used in lân tinh (“phosphorus”, now dated), and when referring to fertilizer, as in NPK, also known as đạm-lân-kali ("nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium")

Synonyms

• photpho, phôtpho, phốt-pho, phô-xpho

Etymology 2

Short for kì lân

Noun

lân

1. the qilin, one of the four sacred beasts, along with the dragon, the tortoise and the fenghuang

Etymology 3

(deprecated use of |lang= parameter) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

lân

1. to encroach

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [lɑːn]

Adjective

lân

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Soft mutation of glân.

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West Frisian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Frisian land, lond, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *landą, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Compare Dutch, English, and Danish land, German Land.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /lɔːn/

Noun

lân n (plural lannen, diminutive lantsje)

1. land
2. country