"Tan" meaning in All languages combined

See Tan on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Mandarin 譚/谭 (Tán). Etymology templates: {{der|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|譚|Tán}} 譚/谭 (Tán) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tan
  1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
    Sense id: en-Tan-en-name-5U~zf9fP Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

IPA: [t˭än] [Malaysia, Singapore]
Etymology: From Hokkien 陳 /陈 (Tân). Doublet of Chen and Tran. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|陳|tr=Tân}} Hokkien 陳 /陈 (Tân), {{doublet|en|Chen|Tran}} Doublet of Chen and Tran Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tan
  1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
    Sense id: en-Tan-en-name-FhlDFLu~ Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Mandarin 丹 (Dān), reinforced by Wade-Giles romanization: Tan¹. Etymology templates: {{der|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|丹|tr=Dān}} 丹 (Dān) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tan
  1. Alternative form of Dan. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Dan
    Sense id: en-Tan-en-name-T68IJNbO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 11 55 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 5 5 11 5 25 12 27 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 17 4 25 12 27 4 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tan
  1. A surname from Vietnamese.
    Sense id: en-Tan-en-name-Lmduqgry Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Proper name [Indonesian]

Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 陳 /陈 (Tân). Doublet of Chen, Chan, and Chin. Etymology templates: {{bor+|id|nan-hbl|陳|tr=Tân}} Borrowed from Hokkien 陳 /陈 (Tân), {{doublet|id|Chen|Chan|Chin}} Doublet of Chen, Chan, and Chin Head templates: {{id-proper noun}} Tan
  1. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hokkien.
    Sense id: en-Tan-id-name-9xuDRquT Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Indonesian surnames, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 5 5 11 5 25 12 27 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 17 4 25 12 27 4 3

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
    Sense id: en-Tan-ja-romanization-UDJwfyu0 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese romanizations, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 5 5 11 5 25 12 27 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 17 4 25 12 27 4 3

Proper name [Tagalog]

IPA: /ˈtan/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈt̪an̪] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜆᜈ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -an Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 陳 /陈 (Tân). Doublet of Chan and Chen. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|nan-hbl|陳|tr=Tân}} Borrowed from Hokkien 陳 /陈 (Tân), {{doublet|tl|Chan|Chen}} Doublet of Chan and Chen Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|b=+}} Tan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈ᜔)
  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien
    Sense id: en-Tan-tl-name-AFt4tkga Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog surnames, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 5 5 11 5 25 12 27 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 17 4 25 12 27 4 3

Proper name [Turkish]

Head templates: {{head|tr|proper noun|head=}} Tan, {{tr-proper noun}} Tan
  1. a female given name
    Sense id: en-Tan-tr-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Turkish female given names, Turkish given names, Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. a male given name which means "dawn, daybreak"
    Sense id: en-Tan-tr-name-SCvRnuv0 Categories (other): Turkish given names, Turkish male given names, Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Şafak, tan, şafak
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