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luan

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "luan"

English

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Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlu(w)ɑn/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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luan (countable and uncountable, plural luans)

  1. Alternative spelling of lauan

Anagrams

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Albanian

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Nje luan.

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin leō, leōnem.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /luˈan/
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Hyphenation: lu‧án

Noun

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luan m (plural luanë, definite luani, definite plural luanët)

  1. (zoology) lion
  2. (figurative, also as adjective) brave, valiant, courageous

Declension

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Declension of luan
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative luan luani luanë luanët
accusative luanin
dative luani luanit luanëve luanëve
ablative luanësh

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “luan”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 232

Mandarin

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Romanization

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luan

  1. Nonstandard spelling of luán.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of luǎn.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of luàn.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of lüán.
  5. Nonstandard spelling of lüǎn.

Usage notes

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  • 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.

Tetum

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Noun

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luan

  1. width
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