Maltese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian piano.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

pjan m (plural pjanijiet)

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

Adjective edit

pjan (feminine singular pjana, plural pjani)

  1. horizontal

Russenorsk edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Russian пьян (pʹjan, drunk)

Adjective edit

pjan

  1. drunk
    Lite pjan kom
    Got a little bit drunk

References edit

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