dian

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dian"

Central Dusun

Noun

dian

1. candle

Esperanto

Adjective

dian

1. accusative singular of dia

Finnish

Noun

dian

1. genitive singular of dia

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay dian, from Javanese ꦢꦶꦪꦤ꧀ (diyan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̪ian]
• Hyphenation: di‧an

Noun

dian

1. wax candle

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay dian, from Classical Malay dian, from Javanese ꦢꦶꦪꦤ꧀ (diyan, “lamp, lantern”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̪ian]
• Hyphenation: di‧an

Noun

dian (plural)

1. oil lamp

   Synonym: pelita

Further reading

• “dian” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dían (“swift, rapid”), from Proto-Celtic *dēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- (“to chase away”); compare Ancient Greek δίεμαι (díemai, “hasten”), Sanskrit दीयति (dī́yati, “fly”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʲiən̪ˠ/, /dʲiənˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /dʲeːn/^[2]

Adjective

dian (genitive singular masculine déin, genitive singular feminine déine, plural diana, comparative déine)

1. vehement, intense, violent, severe
2. (obsolete) swift, quick

Declension

Declension of dian

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	dian	dhian	diana; dhiana2
vocative	dhéin		diana
genitive		déine	diana	dian
dative	dian; dhian1	dhian; dhéin (archaic)	diana; dhiana2
Comparative	níos déine
Superlative	is déine

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• dianghlasáil
• dianmhaith

Mutation

Mutated forms of dian

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dian	dhian	ndian

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

References

1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*dēno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 95
2. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 80

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dian”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 239
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dian”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “dian”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
• “dian”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46

Javanese

Noun

dian

1. Nonstandard spelling of diyan.

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese ꦢꦶꦪꦤ꧀ (diyan), possibly from Austroasiatic. Compare Angkorian Old Khmer dyān, dyan (“candle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̪ian]
• Hyphenation: di‧an

Noun

dian (plural dian-dian, informal 1st possessive dianku, 2nd possessive dianmu, 3rd possessive diannya)

1. wax candle

Descendants

• Indonesian: dian
• → Iban: dian

Further reading

• “dian” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Mandarin

Romanization

dian

1. Nonstandard spelling of diān.
2. Nonstandard spelling of diǎn.
3. Nonstandard spelling of diàn.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dían (“swift, rapid”), from Proto-Celtic *dēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- (“fly, move swiftly”); compare Ancient Greek δίεμαι (díemai, “hasten”), Sanskrit दीयति (dī́yati, “fly”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃian/

Adjective

dian (comparative dèine)

1. passionate, enthusiastic, zealous, fervent, eager, keen

Synonyms

• dealasach
• dìoghrasach

Derived terms

• dian-amhairc (“stare”)
• dian-bhriathrach (“assertive”)
• dian-ruith (“rush”, noun)
• dian-thograch (“ambitious”)
• tuathanachas dian (“intensive farming”)

Mutation

Mutation of dian

radical	lenition
dian	dhian

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

References

1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*dēno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 95

Swedish

Noun

dian

1. definite singular of dia

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /diˈʔan/ [d̪ɪˈʔan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: di‧an

Adverb

dián (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜀᜈ᜔) (now dialectal)

1. Alternative form of diyan

Anagrams

• dani, inda