ràn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ran"

Mandarin

Romanization

ràn (ran⁴, Zhuyin ㄖㄢˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𡜉
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𥣹

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Of imitative origin, similar to Latin rana (“frog”), Sanskrit रायति (rāyati, “to bark at”). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“to howl, bark at”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rˠaːn/

Noun

ràn m (genitive singular ràin, plural rànan)

1. scream, yell, shout

Verb

ràn (past ràn, future rànaidh, verbal noun rànail or rànaich, past participle rànte)

1. scream, shout
2. (colloquial slang) weep vigorously

References

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “ràn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 闌 (SV: lan).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːn˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐaːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹaːŋ˨˩]

Noun

ràn • (欄, 󰊫)

1. stable (enclosure for cows/kine or horses)
2. nest