cân
See also: Appendix:Variations of "can"
Romagnol edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cân m (plural chén) (Ville Unite)
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 斤 (“catty”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cân
- (colloquial, dated) kilogram
- cân nặng ― weight
- nặng cân ― heavy; formidable
Synonyms edit
Noun edit
(classifier cái, chiếc, cán) cân
- a weighing instrument; a balance, scale, etc.
- cán cân công lí ― the scales of justice
Verb edit
cân
- to weigh
- cân đo đong đếm ― to weigh, measure, put in measuring cups, count; to perform exhaustive measurement
- cân nhắc ― to weigh one's options
Adjective edit
cân
- in some kind of balance or equilibrium
- tam giác cân ― an isosceles triangle
- cân đối ― in shape and healthy
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
cân f (plural caneuon)
Related terms edit
Verb edit
cân
Alternative forms edit
- cana (literary third-person singular present/future, second-person singular imperative)
- caniff (colloquial third-person singular present/future)
- canith (colloquial third-person singular present/future)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
cân
Alternative forms edit
- cânt (literary)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cân | gân | nghân | chân |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |