Chan

Etymology
channel:

Noun

 * 1)  An IRC channel.
 * 2)  An imageboard, such as 4chan.

Derived terms

 * chanop

Pronunciation

 * jyutping can4, zan6, Yale chan4

Proper noun

 * 1) Cantonese spelling of Chinese surname 陳 (simplified 陈)

Noun
chan


 * 1) snake.

Etymology
See Portuguese chão.

Noun

 * 1) floor

Particle

 * 1) not

Related terms

 * cha
 * char

Synonyms

 * ní

Related terms

 * chanas
 * chanais
 * chanamar
 * chanabhar
 * chanadar
 * canadh

Pinyin syllable
chan



Etymology
From Turkic khān ‘lord, prince’

Noun

 * 1) khan (ruler)

Etymology
From Old Irish ní con, corresponding to Latin non quod. (Source: Alexander MacBain, Etymological dictionary of Scottish Gaelic.)

Particle

 * 1) not
 * 2) * Chan fhaca mi i. I haven’t seen her.
 * 3) * Chan eil mi fuar. I am not cold.
 * 4) * An t-aran, chan [eil] ùr e. The bread, it’s not fresh.

Usage notes

 * Used with the dependent form of a verb. With the copula, the verb may be suppressed.
 * This is the form used before a vowel, including before words like fhaca since lenitied /f/ is silent. Otherwise use cha.
 * In older Gaelic this is spelled cha'n.

Noun

 * 1) Some plant of the sage family whose seed is eaten.
 * Los aderezos de semillas y nueces se preparan licuando semillas remojadas de linaza, girasol, chan... Rodrigo Crespo A., Comiendo pura vida, p. 135.

Scientific names

 * Salvia chia
 * Salvia hispanica

Synonyms

 * chía

Noun
can


 * 1) can with the lenition

Mutation
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