Vietnamese

Proper noun

Lân

1. A male given name

Vietnamese

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

Verb

lân

1. to encroach

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɑːn]

Adjective

lân

1. Soft mutation of glân.

West Frisian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔːn/

Noun

lân n ‎(plural lannen, diminutive lantsje)

1. land
2. country