lân

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lan"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ləŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 磷 (“phosphorus”).

Noun

lân

(dated) phosphorus

Usage notes

lân is only used in lân tinh (“phosphorus”, now dated), and when referring to fertilizer, as in NPK, also known as đạm-lân-kali ("nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium")

Synonyms

photpho, phôtpho, phốt-pho, phô-xpho

Etymology 2

Short for kì lân.

Noun

(classifier con) lân

the qilin, one of the four sacred beasts, along with the dragon, the tortoise and the fenghuang

Etymology 3

Verb

lân

(only in compounds) to encroach

Welsh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laːn/

Adjective

lân

Soft mutation of glân.

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian land, lond, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Compare Dutch, English, and Danish land, German Land.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɔːn/

Noun

lân n (plural lannen, diminutive lantsje)

land
country

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