sán

See also: Appendix:Variations of "san"

Bambara

Noun

sán

  1. sky, heaven, above
    Synonyms: Ngála, kàba, kàbanɔgɔ, ngálakolo, sánfara, tìɲɛso, jànmanjan
  2. rain
    Synonyms: , sánji
    sán bɛ́ nà
    the rain is coming/it's going to rain
  3. thunder, lightning
    Synonyms: kàbapɛrɛn, sánpɛrɛn, kàbakulu, kàbapɛrɛnkan, sánkulu, sánpɛrɛnkan

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsaːn]

Participle

sán

  1. masculine singular passive participle of sát
    Synonym: sát

Eastern Maninkakan

Alternative scripts

  • ߛߊ߲ (nko)

Etymology

Cognate with Bambara sán.

Noun

sán

  1. sky
    Synonym: bándakolo
  2. rain
    Synonym: sánji
  3. lightning, thunder

Lele (Guinea)

Noun

sán

  1. sky

References

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːn˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaːŋ˦˧˥] ~ [saːŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaːŋ˦˥] ~ [saːŋ˦˥]
  • Homophone: sáng (Southern Vietnam)

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

(classifier con) sán • ()

  1. parasitic flatworm (of the phylum Platyhelminthes)
Usage notes
  • Compare giun dẹp (which includes both parasitic and non-parasitic flatworms).
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (to accompany, SV: sấn).

Verb

sán

  1. to physically approach; to come near
    Sán lại nghe kể chuyện hàito gather for hearing funny stories.