tán

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tan"

Asturian

Verb

tán

1. third-person plural present indicative of tar

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of tán – see 等 (“to wait”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 等).

Hungarian

Etymology

Syncopic form of talán (“maybe, perhaps”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtaːn]

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• Rhymes: -aːn

Adverb

tán

1. maybe, perhaps

Derived terms

(Compound words):

• netán

Further reading

• tán in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Mandarin

Pronunciation

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Romanization

tán (tan², Zhuyin ㄊㄢˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 倓
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嘾
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 坛
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墰
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墵 / 坛
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 壇 / 坛
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 壜 / 坛
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 婒
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 弸
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 弹
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 彃 / 𪪼
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 惔
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 憛
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 曇 / 昙
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 榃
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 橚 / 𰗹
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 檀
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 沇
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 淡
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 湕
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 潭
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 澷
23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 炊
24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 痰
25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 癇 / 痫
26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 眈
27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 禩
28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 罈 / 坛, 罎 / 坛
29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 胃
30. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 艢 / 樯
31. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 荥
32. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蔾 / 藜
33. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蕄 / 𰱉
34. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 藫
35. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蟧 / 𮔚
36. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 覃
37. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 談 / 谈
38. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 譚 / 谭
39. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 谈
40. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 谭
41. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貚
42. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 郯
43. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 醈
44. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 醰
45. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 錟 / 锬
46. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鐔 / 镡
47. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 锬
48. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 镡
49. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 餤 / 𱃿
50. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 驔 / 𱅪
51. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 澹

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːn˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taːŋ˦˥]

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Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 傘 (SV: tản).

Noun

tán

1. canopy (highest foliage and branches of a forest)
2. parasol, sunshade

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

tán

1. (Southern Vietnam) to slap

   Synonyms: tát, vả

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

tán

1. flatter, coax
2. grind, crush

Etymology 4

Verb

tán

1. to flirt
2. to chat

Synonyms

• tám

Derived terms

• bàn tán
• tán dóc
• tán dương
• tán đồng
• tán gái
• tán gẫu
• tán nhảm
• tán thành
• tán thưởng
• tán tỉnh
• tán tụng