luan

See also: Appendix:Variations of "luan"

English

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlu(w)ɑn/

Noun

luan (countable and uncountable, plural luans)

  1. Alternative spelling of lauan

Anagrams

Albanian
Nje luan.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin leō, leōnem.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /luˈan/
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Hyphenation: lu‧án

Noun

luan m (plural luanë, definite luani, definite plural luanët)

  1. (zoology) lion
  2. (figurative, also as adjective) brave, valiant, courageous

Declension
Declension of luan
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative luan luanë luani luanët
accusative luanin
dative luani luanëve luanit luanëvet
ablative luanësh

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “luan”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 232

Mandarin

Romanization

luan

  1. Nonstandard spelling of luán.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of luǎn.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of luàn.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of lüán.
  5. Nonstandard spelling of lüǎn.

Usage notes
  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Tetum

Noun

luan

  1. width
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