English

Proper noun

Chan

1. A surname​ of Chinese origin.
2. Zen Buddhism.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /chan/

Etymology

Min Nan Hokkien 陳 ‎(Tân) and 曾 ‎(Chan).

Proper noun

Chan

1. A surname​ of Chinese origin.

English

Noun

chan ‎(plural chans)

1. (Internet, informal) An IRC channel.
   • 1997, "Dominic Donegan", Is there a #nethack chan on IRC? (on newsgroup rec.games.roguelike.nethack)

     I tried, but I never get anyone in the chan! I don't know how/where to advertise... maybe we should set up a meeting time or something?

   • 1999, "Jonny Durango", IMPORTANT NEWS FOR AHM IRC CHAN!!! (on newsgroup alt.hackers.malicious)

     If you don't have your password set within a week I'll remove you from the userlist and I'll add you again next time I see you in the chan and make sure you set a pass.

Derived terms

• chanop

Etymology 2

From 4chan, a popular imageboard; ultimately from channel.

Noun

chan ‎(plural chans)

1. (Internet, informal) An imageboard.

Ch'orti'

Noun

chan

1. snake

Galician

Etymology

From Latin plānum. Compare Portuguese chão, Spanish llano.

Noun

chan m ‎(plural chans)

1. floor

Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish nocon, nochon, from Old Irish nícon, nacon, from ní con.

Pronunciation

• (before a, o, u, fha, fho, fhu) IPA^(key): [xan̪ˠ]
• (before e, i, fhe, fhi) IPA^(key): [xanʲ]

Particle

chan

1. (Ulster) not

   Chan ólann sé.‎ ― He does not drink.

   Chan fhanfaidh sé.‎ ― He will not wait.

Usage notes

Used only in some varieties of Ulster Irish. Used only before a vowel sound.

Related terms

• cha (used before a consonant)
• char (used with the past tense)

Synonyms

• ní (used in Munster Irish, Connacht Irish, and some varieties of Ulster Irish)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xan̪ˠ]

Verb

chan

1. past analytic of can

Related terms

• chanas (1st person sing. synthetic, nonstandard)
• chanais (2d person sing. synthetic, nonstandard)
• chanamar (1st person pl. synthetic)
• chanabhar (2d person pl. synthetic, nonstandard)
• chanadar (3d person pl. synthetic, nonstandard)
• canadh (autonomous)

References

• “nícon” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Alexander MacBain, Eneas Mackay, 1911

Japanese

Romanization

chan

1. rōmaji reading of ちゃん

Ladino

Noun

chan m ‎(Latin spelling)

1. bell

Mandarin

Romanization

chan

1. Nonstandard spelling of chān.
2. Nonstandard spelling of chán.
3. Nonstandard spelling of chǎn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of chàn.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Nafaanra

Noun

chan

1. ****

Reference

• Nafaanra Dictionary

Old Provençal

Etymology

Deverbal of chantar.

Noun

chan m ‎(oblique plural chans, nominative singular chans, nominative plural chan)

1. song

Related terms

• chantador
• chantar
• chanso
• chansoneta
• enchantar
• enchantamen

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *chaːn-. Compare Classical Nahuatl chāntli ‎(“home”)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaŋ/

Relational

-chan

1. at or to one's home or house

   Tiajket ka nuchan pal titakwat‎

   We went to my house to eat

Declension

Polish

Etymology

From Turkish kan ‎(“prince, lord”)/khān, contraction of khaqan ‎(“sovereign, ruler”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xan̪/

Noun

chan m pers

1. khan (ruler)

Declension

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter) chaun
• (Sursilvan) tgaun
• (Sutsilvan) tgàn
• (Surmiran) tgang

Etymology

From Latin canis, canem.

Noun

chan m (plural chans)

1. (Vallader) (male) dog

Coordinate terms

• (sex): chagna

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish nocon, nochon, from Old Irish nícon, nacon, from ní con.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xanʲ]

Particle

chan

1. not

   Chan fhaca mi i.‎ ― I haven’t seen her.

   Chan eil mi fuar.‎ ― I am not cold.

   An t-aran, chan [eil] ùr e.‎ ― The bread, it’s not fresh.

Usage notes

• Used with the dependent form of a verb. With the copula, the verb may be suppressed.
• This is the form used before a vowel, including before words like fhaca since lenitied /f/ is silent. Otherwise use cha.
• In older Gaelic this is spelled cha'n.

References

• “nícon” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Alexander MacBain, Eneas Mackay, 1911

Spanish

Noun

chan m ‎(plural chanes)

1. Some plants of the sage family whose seed is eaten.
   • (Can we date this quote?), Rodrigo Crespo A., Comiendo pura vida, p. 135.

     Los aderezos de semillas y nueces se preparan licuando semillas remojadas de linaza, girasol, chan...‎

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

     (clarification of this Spanish definition is being sought)

Hyponyms

• Salvia chia, Salvia hispanica

Synonyms

• chía f

Tzotzil

Verb

chan

1. (transitive) to learn

References

• Laughlin, Robert M. [et al.] (1988) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of Santo Domingo Zinacantán, vol. I. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.

Welsh

Noun

chan

1. Aspirate mutation of can.

Mutation