taan

See also: tån, tʼaan, tään, and Taan

English

Etymology

From Hindi तान (tān)/Urdu تان (tān).

Noun

taan (plural taans)

  1. (music) A rapid melodic vocal technique in raga singing.
    • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 147:
      Her voice was steady as a surgeon's hand. When it zigzagged, it was because she wanted to take a taan that slithered like a snake as it flashed past, progressing sideways across the sand.

Anagrams

Bikol Central

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ta‧an
  • IPA(key): /ˈtaʔan/, [ˈta.ʔan̪]

Noun

táan

  1. bait; decoy
    Synonym: paon

Derived terms
  • magtaan
  • taanan

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /taːn/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

taan f (uncountable)

  1. tan, liquid containing tannic acid used for tanning.

Derived terms

Finnish

Noun

taan

  1. genitive singular of taka

Anagrams

Noone

Noun

taan (plural táán)

  1. ash

References

Nyunga
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Verb

taan

  1. to pierce, to penetrate, to make an opening

References

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan (“to hold back; to keep in reserve”). Possible doublet of tahan.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtaʔan/ [ˈta.ʔɐn], /taˈʔan/ [tɐˈʔan]
  • Rhymes: -aʔan, -an
  • Syllabification: ta‧an

Noun

taan or taán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. reserve (for future use)
    Synonyms: laan, reserba
  2. act of reserving (for future use)
    Synonyms: pagtataan, paglalaan, pagrereserba
Derived terms
See also
  • gahin

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan, *taqən, from Proto-Austronesian *taqan (“to set a trap; to set a snare”). Compare Cebuano taon and Malay tahan.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈʔan/ [tɐˈʔan], /ˈtaʔan/ [ˈta.ʔɐn]
  • Rhymes: -an, -aʔan
  • Syllabification: ta‧an

Noun

taán or taan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜀᜈ᜔) (fishing)

  1. a type of fish trap made of a barricade of stones and split bamboo (for catching fish in coral reefs)
  2. long lines for inland water fishing
    Synonym: kitang
  3. act of setting up such a fish trap
    Synonym: pagtataan
Derived terms
  • pagtataan
  • taanan

Further reading
  • “taan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*taqan₁”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*taqan₂”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Tetum

Noun

taan

  1. layer
  2. fold

Volapük

Etymology

From ta +‎ -an.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ta.ˀan/

Noun

taan (nominative plural taans)

  1. opponent, antagonist

Inflection
declension of taan
singular plural
nominative taan taans
genitive taana taanas
dative taane taanes
accusative taani taanis
vocative 1 o taan! o taans!
predicative 2 taanu taanus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Yucatec Maya

Noun

táan

  1. (anatomy) chest
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