keran
See also: kěrán
Esperanto edit
Adjective edit
keran
- accusative singular of kera
Indonesian edit
Alternative forms edit
- kran (tap sense)
Etymology edit
From Dutch kraan, from Middle Dutch crāne, from Old Dutch *crano, from Proto-Germanic *kranô, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”). Doublet of kran.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kêran (first-person possessive keranku, second-person possessive keranmu, third-person possessive kerannya)
- tap, faucet.
- (figurative) door.
- Synonym: pintu
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “keran” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) cf. Urak Lawoi' กรัด (“fireplace; kitchen”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
keran (Jawi spelling کرن, plural keran-keran, informal 1st possessive keranku, 2nd possessive keranmu, 3rd possessive kerannya)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “keran” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – portable stove.
- Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Armenian գերան (geran), Western Armenian pronunciation.
Noun edit
keran
References edit
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գերան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- “keran”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982