acan
Classical Nahuatl
Adverb
acan
- alternative spelling of ahcan
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a.t͡ʃan]
- Rhymes: -t͡ʃan, -an
- Hyphenation: a‧can
Etymology 1
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Verb
acan (Jawi spelling اچن, active mengacan, 3rd person passive diacan)
- To mislead (to confuse and throw off an opponent).
Etymology 2
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Verb
acan (Jawi spelling اچن, active mengacan, 3rd person passive diacan)
- To hope.
- Synonyms: harapkan, cita-citakan
Etymology 3
Verb
acan (Jawi spelling اچن)
Further reading
- “acan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *akan, from Proto-Germanic *akaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑ.kɑn/
Verb
acan
- to ache
Conjugation
Conjugation of acan (strong, class VI)
| infinitive | acan | acenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ace | ōc |
| second person singular | æcst | ōce |
| third person singular | æcþ | ōc |
| plural | acaþ | ōcon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ace | ōce |
| plural | acen | ōcen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ac | |
| plural | acaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| acende | (ġe)æcen, (ġe)acen | |
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
Contraction of waszmość pan; from waszmość pan to waćpan to wasan to acan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.t͡san/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -at͡san
- Syllabification: a‧can
Noun
acan m pers (female equivalent acani or acanka, diminutive acanek)
- (dated) you (polite second person m-personal nominative pronoun)
Declension
Declension of acan
Derived terms
adjective
Related terms
adjectives
- waćpanowy
- waćpański
nouns
verb
- waspanować
Further reading
- acan in Polish dictionaries at PWN