gian

From Proto-Philippine *ʀaqan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀaqan.

• Hyphenation: gi‧an
• IPA^(key): /ɡiˈʔan/ [ɡiˈʔan̪]

gìan

1. lightness; weightlessness

   Antonym: gabat

• ghéenan (Sette Comuni)

From Middle High German gān, from Old High German gān, from Proto-West Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną. Cognate with German gehen, English go.

gian (strong class 7 , third-person singular present indicative geat, past participle gånt, auxiliary soin)

1. (Luserna) to go

   Bobrall du geast, gedenkhte ber du pist. ― Wherever you go, remember who you are.

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• infinitive: gian
• second person singular present indicative: geast
• third person singular present indicative: geat
• past participle: gånt

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

From *giyan, compare Ilocano yan.

gian

1. place

From Proto-West Germanic *jehan.

gian

1. to acknowledge, to recognise
2. to declare

• bigian

• Middle Dutch: gien

• “gian”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaːŋ˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 間. Doublet of căn.

gian

1. compartment, room

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奸.

gian

1. evil, wicked

   1820, Nguyễn Du, Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], published 1870, line 1663:

   𣦍情埃別謀奸

   Ngay tình ai biết mưu gian?

   How could honest people think of this as a nefarious trick?

2. dishonest

   của gian ― riches obtained from morally dubious means

• ngai