ian

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ian"

Translingual

Symbol

ian

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Iatmul.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Iatmul terms

Esperanto

Etymology

i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) + -a (correlative suffix of kind) + -n

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈian/

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• Rhymes: -ian
• Syllabification: i‧an

Determiner

ian

1. accusative singular of ia

Hokkien

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of ian – see 咽 (“throat, pharynx; to make a hoarse sound”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 咽).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ian – see 嫣 (“beautiful; fresh”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 嫣).

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of ian – see 淵 (“abyss; deep water; deep; profound; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 淵).

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of ian – see 煙 (“smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 煙).

Etymology 5

For pronunciation and definitions of ian – see 胭. (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 胭).

Etymology 6

For pronunciation and definitions of ian – see 軒 (“a kind of high-fronted, curtained carriage in ancient China, especially used by nobles; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 軒).

Etymology 7

For pronunciation and definitions of ian – see 鵪 (“quail”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 鵪).

Japanese

Romanization

ian

1. Rōmaji transcription of いあん

North Frisian

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Föhr-Amrum) IPA^(key): [iɐ̯n]

Numeral

ian

1. (Föhr-Amrum) feminine/neuter of een

Shoshone

Etymology

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Adverb

ian

1. carefully, attentively

References

• The Shoshoni Language Project, editor ((Can we date this quote?)), Shoshoni Dictionary‎^[1], The University of Utah