pjan

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian piano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjaːn/

Noun

pjan m (plural pjanijiet)

1. level ground
2. platform, storey
3. plan, scheme

Adjective

pjan (feminine singular pjana, plural pjani)

1. horizontal

Russenorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Russian пьян (pʹjan, “drunk”)

Adjective

pjan

1. drunk

   Lite pjan kom

   Got a little bit drunk

References

• Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag