quan
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Occitan [Term?] (compare Occitan quan), from Latin quando (compare French quand).
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
quan
IdoEdit
PronounEdit
quan
- (interrogative) whom (object)
Usage notesEdit
To ask for a subject, use qua instead.
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.
OccitanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Occitan [Term?] (compare Catalan quan), from Latin quando (compare French quand).
AdverbEdit
quan