havan

English

Etymology

Sanskrit हवन (havana)

Noun

havan (plural havans)

  1. A ritual, rooted in the Vedic religion, in which offerings of food etc. are burnt in order to bring good luck on a special occasion.

Anagrams

Coastal Kadazan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban.

Verb

havan

  1. to oppose, to resist, to disobey

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French havane.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /haˈvan/

Adjective

havan m or n (feminine singular havană, masculine plural havani, feminine and neuter plural havane)

  1. cigar-colored

Declension
Declension of havan
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite havan havană havani havane
definite havanul havana havanii havanele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite havan havane havani havane
definite havanului havanei havanilor havanelor

Further reading

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish هاون, from Persian هاون (hâvan).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɑ.vɑn/

Noun

havan (definite accusative havanı, plural havanlar)

  1. mortar (container used for pounding and grinding ingredients)
    Havana biraz tuz koyun, soyulmuş taze sarımsakları ekleyin ve iyice ezin. ― Put some salt in the mortar, add the peeled fresh garlic and crush it thoroughly.

Declension
Inflection
Nominative havan
Definite accusative havanı
Singular Plural
Nominative havan havanlar
Definite accusative havanı havanları
Dative havana havanlara
Locative havanda havanlarda
Ablative havandan havanlardan
Genitive havanın havanların

References
  • “havan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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