varan

Derived from French varan. Doublet of worral.

varan (plural varans)

1. The monitor lizard.

• Arnav, Narva, Navar, Varna, Vrana, navar, varna

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈvaran]

varan m anim

1. monitor lizard, varan

• “varan”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “varan”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

varan c (singular definite varanen, plural indefinite varaner)

1. monitor lizard (Varanus)

varan

1. genitive singular of vara

• arvan, ravan

Ultimately from Arabic وَرَل (waral).

• IPA^(key): /va.ʁɑ̃/

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varan m (plural varans)

1. monitor lizard

• “varan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

varan

1. third-person plural present indicative of varar

varan

1. definite nominative singular of vara

Borrowed from French varan.

• IPA^(key): /vaˈran/
• Rhymes: -an

varan m (plural varani)

1. monitor lizard

• “varan”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

varan (Cyrillic spelling варан)

1. masculine singular passive past participle of varati

varan

1. third-person plural present indicative of varar

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

varan c

1. a monitor lizard (lizard of the genus Varanus)

• komodovaran (“Komodo dragon”)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

varan

1. definite singular of vara

• varna

• IPA^(key): [vɑɾˈɑn]
• Hyphenation: va‧ran

varan

1. rain