quan
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Occitan quan (compare Occitan quan), from Latin quando (compare French quand).
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
quan
- when
- Sabeu quan arribaran?
- Do you know when they will arrive?
Further readingEdit
- “quan” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “quan” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “quan” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “quan” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
IdoEdit
PronounEdit
quan
- (interrogative) whom (object)
Usage notesEdit
To ask for a subject, use qua instead.
KavalanEdit
NounEdit
quan
MandarinEdit
RomanizationEdit
quan
- Nonstandard spelling of quān.
- Nonstandard spelling of quán.
- Nonstandard spelling of quǎn.
- Nonstandard spelling of quàn.
Usage notesEdit
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Middle EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronounEdit
quan
- (Northern) Alternative form of whan
Etymology 2Edit
AdverbEdit
quan
- Alternative form of whanne
ConjunctionEdit
quan
- Alternative form of whanne
OccitanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Occitan quan (compare Catalan quan), from Latin quando (compare French quand).
AdverbEdit
quan
Old OccitanEdit
AdverbEdit
quan
- Alternative form of can
VietnameseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 官.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
- (historical) a mandarin
- Bẩm quan, con thật tình không biết ạ.
- My Lord, I frankly do not know.
- (informal) an official
- Synonym: quan chức