xân

See also: xan, Xan, xắn, and xaŋ⁵⁵

Jersey Dutch

Alternative forms

• xâne

Etymology

From Old Dutch gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- (“to leave”). Cognates include Afrikaans gaan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɔːn/, [xɔːən]

Verb

xân

1. (intransitive) to move from one place to another; to go

Inflection

Inflection of xân

	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	xâ, xân	xöng, xäng
2nd person singular	xât, xân	xöng, xäng
3rd person singular	xât	xöng, xäng
plural	xân	xönge, xänge
participles		xjexâne

Muong

Etymology

From Chinese 春 (MC tsyhwin). Cognate with Vietnamese xuân.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sən¹/

Noun

xân

1. (Mường Bi) spring