holan

English

Verb

holan (invariable)

  1. (Singapore, Singlish) Alternative form of hor lan.

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish holen, from Old Cornish haloin, from Proto-Brythonic *haluɨn, from Proto-Celtic *saleinos. Cognate with Breton holen, Irish and Scottish Gaelic salann, Manx sollan, and Welsh halen.

Noun

holan (collective, singulative holanen f)

  1. salt

Derived terms

  • holanek (“salty”)
  • holanen (“grain of salt”)
  • holanles (“saltwort”)
  • poll holan (“salt pond”)
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