tân

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tan"

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of tân – see 陳 (“to exhibit; to display; to explain; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 陳).

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 新 (“new”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [təŋ˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [təŋ˧˧]

Adjective

tân

(compounds) new
(humorous) virgin
gái tân ― a virgin girl or woman

trai tân ― a virgin boy or man

Prefix

tân

used in the titles of modern serialized East Asian works of fiction to mean "this series is a reboot/remake/reimagining, or it tells a brand new story arc"
Tân Dòng sông ly biệt ― Romance in the Rain (literally, “New River of Farewell”)

Tân Thiết quyền tiểu tử ― New Ironfist Chinmi

Derived terms

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh tan, from Proto-Brythonic *tan, from Proto-Celtic *teɸnets (“fire”), from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“be warm”).

Compare Old Irish teine, Cornish tan and Breton tan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /taːn/
Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

tân m (plural tanau, diminutive tanen)

fire

Derived terms

allanfa dân (“fire exit”)
ar dân (“on fire”)
arf tân (“firearm”)
(literary) tanen (“match”)
tân gwyllt (“fireworks”)
maen tân, tanfaen (“marcasite, sulfur pyrites”)
tanio (“to ignite”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *tân*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tân	dân	nhân	thân

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “fire”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “tân”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “tân”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies