chuan

See also: Chuan, chuān, chuán, chuǎn, chuàn, and chuẩn

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

chuan m

  1. lenited form of cuan

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 212

Mandarin

Romanization

chuan

  1. nonstandard spelling of chuān
  2. nonstandard spelling of chuán
  3. nonstandard spelling of chuǎn
  4. nonstandard spelling of chuàn

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.

Mizo

Determiner

chuan

  1. ergative/oblique of chu (“that”)

See also

Mizo demonstratives
Pronoun Determiner
Singular Plural Unmarked Oblique
Near the speaker hei, he hêng hi hian
Near the addressee kha khâng kha khân
Up there khi khîng khi khian
Down there khu khûng khu khuan
Far away saw sâwng saw sâwn
Unseen chu chûng chu chuan

Note that all pronoun forms of the demonstratives are pronounced with different tones to their determiner counterparts. Oblique forms are pronounced with one tone when used in the ergative, and a different tone in other cases.

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xuan/

Noun

chuan m

  1. lenited form of cuan
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