luan

See also: Luan, luán, lúan, luàn, Luân, luǎn, luận, Luận, lüan, lüán, lüǎn, and Lù'ān

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlu(w)ɑn/

Noun

luan (countable and uncountable, plural luans)

1. Alternative spelling of lauan

Anagrams

• Alun, An-lu, Anlu, Luna, auln, luna, ulan, ulna, unal

Albanian

Nje luan.

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin leō, leōnem.

Noun

luan m (plural luanë, definite luani, definite plural luanët)

1. lion

Declension

Declension of luan

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	luan	luanë	luani	luanët
accusative			luanin
dative	luani	luanëve	luanit	luanëvet
ablative		luanësh

Mandarin

Romanization

luan

1. Nonstandard spelling of luán.
2. Nonstandard spelling of luǎn.
3. Nonstandard spelling of luàn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of lüán.
5. Nonstandard spelling of lüǎn.

Usage notes

• 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.

Tetum

Noun

luan

1. width