garan

See also: går an

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *garan, from Proto-Celtic *garanos (“crane”).

Noun

garan f (plural garanes)

  1. crane (bird)

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of garan
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
garan aran unchanged karan haran haran

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Japanese

Romanization

garan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of がらん

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh garan (“heron, crane”), from Proto-Brythonic *garan, from Proto-Celtic *garanos (“crane”).[1]

Noun

garan m or f (plural garanod)

  1. crane, bird of the family Gruidae[2]
    Synonym: aderyn garhir
  2. heron (Ardeidae)[3]
    Synonyms: crëyr, crychydd
Derived terms
  • garan coronog (“black crowned crane”)
  • garan glas (“blue crane”)
  • garan gycyllog (“hooded crane”)
  • garan gyddfddu (“black-necked crane”)
  • garan Manshwria (“red-crowned crane”)
  • garan mursenaidd (“demoiselle crane”)
  • garan tagellog (“wattled crane”)
  • garan twyni (“sandhill crane”)
  • garan ubanol (“whooping crane”)
  • pig yr aran, garanbig (“cranesbill”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of garan
radical soft nasal aspirate
garan aran ngaran unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

garan

  1. soft mutation of caran

Mutation

Mutated forms of caran
radical soft nasal aspirate
caran garan ngharan charan

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 22
  3. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “garan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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