English edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃæn/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -æn

Etymology 1 edit

Clipping of channel.

Noun edit

chan (plural chans)

  1. (Internet, informal) An IRC channel.
    • 1997, Dominic Donegan, “Is there a #nethack chan on IRC?”, in rec.games.roguelike.nethack (Usenet):
      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!!!”, in alt.hackers.malicious (Usenet):
      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 edit

Etymology 2 edit

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

Noun edit

chan (plural chans)

  1. (Internet, informal) An imageboard.
    more niche chans
Related terms edit

Anagrams edit

Antillean Creole edit

Etymology edit

From French champ.

Noun edit

chan

  1. free space; open land

Ch'orti' edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mayan *kaahn.

Noun edit

chan

  1. snake

Galician edit

 
A view of the Terra Chá ("Level Country"), Lugo, Galicia

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese chão, from Latin plānum. Compare Portuguese chão, Spanish llano.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

chan m (plural chans)

  1. floor
    Synonym: solo
  2. ground
    Synonym: solo
  3. (geography) plateau

Adjective edit

chan (feminine chá, masculine plural chans, feminine plural chás)

  1. level; flat
  2. plain

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  • chao” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • chão” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • chan” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • chan” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • chan” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Hokkien edit

For pronunciation and definitions of chan – see (“already; ever; once; previously; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of ).

Irish edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Particle edit

chan

  1. (Ulster) not
    Chan ólann sé.He does not drink.
    Chan fhanann sé.He will not wait.
Usage notes edit

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

Synonyms edit
  • (used in Munster Irish, Connacht Irish, and some varieties of Ulster Irish)
Related terms edit
  • cha (used before a consonant)
  • char (used with the past tense)

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

chan

  1. past analytic of can
Related terms edit
  • 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 edit

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

chan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ちゃん

Ladino edit

Noun edit

chan m (Latin spelling)

  1. bell

Mandarin edit

Romanization edit

chan

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

Usage notes edit

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Nafaanra edit

Noun edit

chan

  1. vagina

References edit

Old Occitan edit

Etymology edit

Deverbal of chantar.

Noun edit

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

  1. song

Related terms edit

Pipil edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): /t͡ʃaŋ/

Noun edit

-chan

  1. at or to one's home or house
    Tiajket ka nuchan pal titakwat
    We went to my house to eat

Declension edit

Polish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

chan m pers

  1. khan (ruler)

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • chan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • chan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English chan.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

chan m (plural chans)

  1. (Internet) chan, imageboard

Related terms edit

Romansch edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin canis, canem.

Noun edit

chan m (plural chans)

  1. (Vallader) (male) dog

Coordinate terms edit

Scottish Gaelic edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

chan

  1. Form of cha used before vowels and fh-
    Chan fhaca mi i.I haven't seen her.
    Chan eil mi fuar.I am not cold.
    An t-aran, chan ùr e.The bread, it's not fresh.

References edit

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Classical Nahuatl chian, obsolete spelling of chiyan (chia). This is the same source as chía, which lost the final n in Mexican dialects.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃan/ [ˈt͡ʃãn]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: chan

Noun edit

chan m (plural chanes)

  1. (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) Alternative form of chía

References edit

  • Ayerca, Ricardo & Coates, Wayne (2005: Chia: Rediscovering a Forgotten Crop of the Aztecs, p. 64

Further reading edit

Tzeltal edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mayan *kaahn.

Noun edit

chan

  1. snake

Tzotzil edit

Verb edit

chan

  1. (transitive) to learn

References edit

Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

chan (, 𬉌)

  1. to pour sauce, soup or broth over solid food
    chan canh/mắmto pour broth/nước mắm

Derived terms edit

Welsh edit

Noun edit

chan

  1. Aspirate mutation of can.

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
can gan nghan chan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Yucatec Maya edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

chan

  1. small
    Synonyms: chichan; mejen