"-tan" meaning in All languages combined

See -tan on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese たん (-tan). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|たん|tr=-tan}} Borrowed from Japanese たん (-tan) Head templates: {{en-prop}} -tan (proper noun-forming suffix)
  1. (anime and manga fandom) Synonym of -chan. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -chan [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en--tan-en-suffix-eTPHUWJj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Romanization [Japanese]

Head templates: {{head|ja|romanization|head=|sc=Latn}} -tan
  1. Rōmaji transcription of たん Tags: Rōmaji, alt-of, romanization Alternative form of: たん

Suffix [Pipil]

Etymology: Compare with Classical Nahuatl -tlan. Etymology templates: {{cog|nci|-tlan}} Classical Nahuatl -tlan Head templates: {{head|ppl|suffix}} -tan
  1. (added to nouns) a locative suffix denoting adjacency or distance below: Under, around, near, next to, among Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--tan-ppl-suffix-f~KGFBdg Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pipil entries with incorrect language header

Suffix [Turkish]

Head templates: {{head|tr|suffix form}} -tan
  1. Assimilated form of -den after the vowels A / I / O / U. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--tan-tr-suffix-Q2uVuytF Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Turkish entries with incorrect language header

Suffix [Ye'kwana]

IPA: [-taŋ] Forms: -chan [alternative]
Etymology: From the singular/third-person form -ta. Head templates: {{head|mch|suffix}} -tan
  1. Directs that the command or request expressed by a verb must be executed somewhere else and not at the place where the order was given when the verb is in the non-third-person plural, i.e. when the suffix is followed by -tö. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--tan-mch-suffix-z7YnDF5~ Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Ye'kwana entries with incorrect language header
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        "1": "en",
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        "3": "たん",
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      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Japanese たん (-tan)",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Japanese たん (-tan).",
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      "expansion": "-tan (proper noun-forming suffix)",
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  "pos": "suffix",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of -chan."
      ],
      "id": "en--tan-en-suffix-eTPHUWJj",
      "links": [
        [
          "anime",
          "anime"
        ],
        [
          "manga",
          "manga"
        ],
        [
          "-chan",
          "-chan#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anime and manga fandom) Synonym of -chan."
      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-tan"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
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        "head": "",
        "sc": "Latn"
      },
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    }
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        }
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "Rōmaji transcription of たん"
      ],
      "id": "en--tan-ja-romanization-UDJwfyu0",
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        [
          "Rōmaji",
          "romaji"
        ],
        [
          "たん",
          "たん#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
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        "Rōmaji",
        "alt-of",
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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      },
      "expansion": "Classical Nahuatl -tlan",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare with Classical Nahuatl -tlan.",
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        "1": "ppl",
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      },
      "expansion": "-tan",
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    }
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          "source": "w"
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "locative",
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        ],
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          "Under",
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        ],
        [
          "around",
          "around"
        ],
        [
          "near",
          "near"
        ],
        [
          "next to",
          "next to"
        ],
        [
          "among",
          "among"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(added to nouns) a locative suffix denoting adjacency or distance below: Under, around, near, next to, among"
      ],
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        "added to nouns"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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      },
      "expansion": "-tan",
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    }
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "Assimilated form of -den after the vowels A / I / O / U."
      ],
      "id": "en--tan-tr-suffix-Q2uVuytF",
      "links": [
        [
          "-den",
          "-den#Turkish"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-tan"
}

{
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "-tan",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
      "id": "en--tan-mch-suffix-z7YnDF5~",
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          "-tö",
          "-tö#Ye'kwana"
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "[-taŋ]"
    }
  ],
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}
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      },
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        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
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        "Synonym of -chan."
      ],
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "-chan",
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        "(anime and manga fandom) Synonym of -chan."
      ],
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        }
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-tan"
}

{
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        "1": "ja",
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        "head": "",
        "sc": "Latn"
      },
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    }
  ],
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        {
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        }
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        "Japanese romanizations",
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        "Pages with entries"
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        "Rōmaji transcription of たん"
      ],
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          "Rōmaji",
          "romaji"
        ],
        [
          "たん",
          "たん#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
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        "Rōmaji",
        "alt-of",
        "romanization"
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  ],
  "word": "-tan"
}

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      },
      "expansion": "Classical Nahuatl -tlan",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare with Classical Nahuatl -tlan.",
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      ],
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          "Under",
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        ],
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          "around",
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        [
          "near",
          "near"
        ],
        [
          "next to",
          "next to"
        ],
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          "among",
          "among"
        ]
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      ],
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        "morpheme"
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  ],
  "word": "-tan"
}

{
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      },
      "expansion": "-tan",
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    }
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      ],
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        "Assimilated form of -den after the vowels A / I / O / U."
      ],
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          "-den",
          "-den#Turkish"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-tan"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "From the singular/third-person form -ta.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-chan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-tan",
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    }
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        "Ye'kwana lemmas",
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        "Ye'kwana terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Directs that the command or request expressed by a verb must be executed somewhere else and not at the place where the order was given when the verb is in the non-third-person plural, i.e. when the suffix is followed by -tö."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "-tö",
          "-tö#Ye'kwana"
        ]
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[-taŋ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-tan"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -tan meaning in All languages combined (3.8kB)

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  ],
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  "title": "-tan",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: anime and manga fandom",
  "path": [
    "-tan"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-tan",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: anime and manga fandom",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "English",
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