şan

From Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂ónks (“honey”), see also Sanskrit काञ्चन (kāñcana), Old English hunig.

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑːn/

şan f

1. honeycomb

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “şan”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 568

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑn/, [ʃɑn̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑn

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شان (şan), from Old Anatolian Turkish شان (şān), from Arabic شَأْن (šaʔn)

şan (definite accusative şanı, plural şanlar)

1. reputation, the worth or estimation in which something or someone is held

   Synonyms: nam, itibar, ün, şöhret, san

2. fame, the state of being famous, succesful or talked-about

   Synonyms: ün, şöhret

3. glory

   Synonyms: görkem, ihtişam

4. dignity, honor, the state of being moral, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous, excellence of character

   Synonyms: şeref, namus

5. quality, trait, attribute

   Synonyms: vasıf, nitelik, karakter

Borrowed from French chant, from Latin cantus. Doublet of kanto.

şan (definite accusative şanı, plural şanlar)

1. singing, vocal, in music, a technique of producing and using sound that aims to control the breath with the diaphragm and to use the nose, mouth and forehead cavities as a vibration box, thus gaining control of the sound and expanding the sound field.

• “şan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “şan”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “şan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük