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gân

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gan"

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 筋 (“tendon”, SV: cân). Compare Japanese 筋 (“muscle or tendon”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gân • (筋, 荕)

  1. tendon
  2. vein (of a leaf)

Derived terms

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Derived terms

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Probably borrowed from English gan (“the mouth”).[1]

Noun

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gân f (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) candidiasis, thrush
    Synonym: llindag

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gân ân ngân unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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gân

  1. Soft mutation of cân.

Verb

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gân

  1. Soft mutation of cân.

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
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.

References

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gân”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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