taan

Etymology

From Hindi तान (tān)/Urdu تان‎‎.

Noun

taan (plural taans)

1. (music) A rapid melodic vocal technique in raga singing.
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 147:

     Her voice was steady as a surgeon's hand. When it zigzagged, it was because she wanted to take a taan that slithered like a snake as it flashed past, progressing sideways across the sand.

Anagrams

• AANT, ANTA, Anat, Nata, Tana, anat., anta, naat, tana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taːn/

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Noun

taan f (uncountable)

1. tan, liquid containing tannic acid used for tanning.

Noun

taan

1. Genitive singular form of taka.

Anagrams

• -ntaa, nata

Noun

taan (plural táán)

1. ash

References

• R. Blench, Beboid Comparative

Noun

taan

1. layer
2. fold

Etymology

From ta +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ˀan/

Noun

taan (plural taans)

1. opponent, antagonist

Noun

táan

1. (anatomy) chest