ân

See also: Appendix:Variations of "an"

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of ân – see 絚 (“tight; short of money; hard up”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 絚).

Jersey Dutch

Etymology

From Dutch aan, from Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔːn/

Adverb

ân

1. on

Preposition

ân

1. at; on
2. to

Romagnol

Etymology 1

From Latin annu(m) (“year”), accusative of Latin annus (“year”).

Pronunciation

• (Central Romagnol): IPA^(key): [ˈɤɤ̃]

• (Ville Unite):

Noun

ân m (plural én)

1. year

   Ân sulêṟ.

   Solar year.

Adverb

ân

1. last year

   Ân a so stê in muntâgna, st’ân vég a e’ mêr.

   Last year I've been at the mountain, this year I go to the sea.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Central Romagnol): IPA^(key): [ˈɤɤ̃]

Interjection

ân

1. used to answer a question

   Ân?

   Yes, I'm here, say what you want!

2. used to answer a proposal

   Ân?

   Could you repeat, please?

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 恩.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔəŋ˧˧]

Noun

ân

1. (chiefly in compounds) favor, grace

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːn/
• Rhymes: -aːn

Verb

ân

1. third-person plural future colloquial of mynd

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ân	unchanged	unchanged	hân
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.