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tân

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tan"

Hokkien

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For pronunciation and definitions of tân – see 陳 (“to exhibit; to display; to explain; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 陳).

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 新 (“new”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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tân

  1. (compounds) new
  2. (humorous) virgin
    gái tân ― a virgin girl or woman
    trai tân ― a virgin boy or man

Prefix

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tân

  1. used in the titles of modern serialized East Asian works of fiction to mean "this series is a reboot/remake/reimagining, or it tells a brand new story arc"
    Tân Dòng sông ly biệt ― Romance in the Rain (literally, “New River of Farewell”)
    Tân Thiết quyền tiểu tử ― New Ironfist Chinmi

Derived terms

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *teɸnets (“fire”) (compare Old Irish teine, Cornish and Breton tan), from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“be warm”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tân m (plural tanau)

  1. fire

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tân dân nhân thân
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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