"gan" meaning in Northern Kurdish

See gan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Cognate with Central Kurdish and Southern Kurdish گان (gan), Gurani گای (gai), Zazaki gaene, gainaene, Persian گاییدن, Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠gādan⁠/). In some dialects it's the animal equivalent of tê niyan (“to fuck; lit. "to put in, insert"”) or a meaner way of saying "fuck" by insinuating the person cursed at is an animal. That considered, the actual sense may have been "to breed" and derived from ga (“ox; bull; stud; any male cattle”). In some dialects and derived terms it's used only for homosexual acts or prostitution. Etymology templates: {{cog|ckb|-}} Central Kurdish, {{cog|sdh|گان|tr=gan}} Southern Kurdish گان (gan), {{cog|hac|گای|tr=gai}} Gurani گای (gai), {{cog|zza|gaene}} Zazaki gaene, {{cog|fa|گاییدن}} Persian گاییدن, {{cog|pal|ts=gādan}} Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠gādan⁠/) Head templates: {{kmr-noun|f}} gan f
  1. sex Tags: feminine Derived forms: gan dan (english: to whore oneself; to give sex; lit.), gander (english: whore; sex-giver; lit.), ganganok () (english: sodomite), ganewî () (english: sexy), gan kirin () (english: to have sex)
    Sense id: en-gan-kmr-noun-mNROE~RV

Verb

Forms: -gê- [present, stem]
Etymology: Cognate with Central Kurdish and Southern Kurdish گان (gan), Gurani گای (gai), Zazaki gaene, gainaene, Persian گاییدن, Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠gādan⁠/). In some dialects it's the animal equivalent of tê niyan (“to fuck; lit. "to put in, insert"”) or a meaner way of saying "fuck" by insinuating the person cursed at is an animal. That considered, the actual sense may have been "to breed" and derived from ga (“ox; bull; stud; any male cattle”). In some dialects and derived terms it's used only for homosexual acts or prostitution. Etymology templates: {{cog|ckb|-}} Central Kurdish, {{cog|sdh|گان|tr=gan}} Southern Kurdish گان (gan), {{cog|hac|گای|tr=gai}} Gurani گای (gai), {{cog|zza|gaene}} Zazaki gaene, {{cog|fa|گاییدن}} Persian گاییدن, {{cog|pal|ts=gādan}} Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠gādan⁠/) Head templates: {{head|kmr|verb|present stem|-gê-}} gan (present stem -gê-)
  1. to fuck, to breed, to have sexual intercourse, to copulate Derived forms: tev gan () (english: fuck up), xwe gê () (english: fuck yourself, fuck off), xwe gan bi paş va () (english: back the fuck off)
    Sense id: en-gan-kmr-verb-Elvn1luH Categories (other): Northern Kurdish entries with incorrect language header, Southern Kurdish terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Northern Kurdish entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Southern Kurdish terms with redundant transliterations: 14 86
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ckb",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Central Kurdish",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sdh",
        "2": "گان",
        "tr": "gan"
      },
      "expansion": "Southern Kurdish گان (gan)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hac",
        "2": "گای",
        "tr": "gai"
      },
      "expansion": "Gurani گای (gai)",
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    },
    {
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        "2": "gaene"
      },
      "expansion": "Zazaki gaene",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "گاییدن"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian گاییدن",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "pal",
        "ts": "gādan"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠gādan⁠/)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Central Kurdish and Southern Kurdish گان (gan), Gurani گای (gai), Zazaki gaene, gainaene, Persian گاییدن, Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠gādan⁠/).\nIn some dialects it's the animal equivalent of tê niyan (“to fuck; lit. \"to put in, insert\"”) or a meaner way of saying \"fuck\" by insinuating the person cursed at is an animal. That considered, the actual sense may have been \"to breed\" and derived from ga (“ox; bull; stud; any male cattle”).\nIn some dialects and derived terms it's used only for homosexual acts or prostitution.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-gê-",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "stem"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kmr",
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        "3": "present stem",
        "4": "-gê-"
      },
      "expansion": "gan (present stem -gê-)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
  "lang_code": "kmr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Northern Kurdish entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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          ],
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "fuck up",
          "word": "tev gan ()"
        },
        {
          "english": "fuck yourself, fuck off",
          "word": "xwe gê ()"
        },
        {
          "english": "back the fuck off",
          "word": "xwe gan bi paş va ()"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fuck, to breed, to have sexual intercourse, to copulate"
      ],
      "id": "en-gan-kmr-verb-Elvn1luH",
      "links": [
        [
          "fuck",
          "fuck"
        ],
        [
          "breed",
          "breed"
        ],
        [
          "sexual intercourse",
          "sexual intercourse"
        ],
        [
          "copulate",
          "copulate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gan"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "ckb",
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      },
      "expansion": "Central Kurdish",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sdh",
        "2": "گان",
        "tr": "gan"
      },
      "expansion": "Southern Kurdish گان (gan)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "گای",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zza",
        "2": "gaene"
      },
      "expansion": "Zazaki gaene",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "گاییدن"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian گاییدن",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pal",
        "ts": "gādan"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠gādan⁠/)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Central Kurdish and Southern Kurdish گان (gan), Gurani گای (gai), Zazaki gaene, gainaene, Persian گاییدن, Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠gādan⁠/).\nIn some dialects it's the animal equivalent of tê niyan (“to fuck; lit. \"to put in, insert\"”) or a meaner way of saying \"fuck\" by insinuating the person cursed at is an animal. That considered, the actual sense may have been \"to breed\" and derived from ga (“ox; bull; stud; any male cattle”).\nIn some dialects and derived terms it's used only for homosexual acts or prostitution.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "gan f",
      "name": "kmr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
  "lang_code": "kmr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "to whore oneself; to give sex; lit.",
          "word": "gan dan"
        },
        {
          "english": "whore; sex-giver; lit.",
          "word": "gander"
        },
        {
          "english": "sodomite",
          "word": "ganganok ()"
        },
        {
          "english": "sexy",
          "word": "ganewî ()"
        },
        {
          "english": "to have sex",
          "word": "gan kirin ()"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sex"
      ],
      "id": "en-gan-kmr-noun-mNROE~RV",
      "links": [
        [
          "sex",
          "sex"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gan"
}
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    "Northern Kurdish lemmas",
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    "Pages with 34 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Southern Kurdish terms with redundant transliterations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "fuck up",
      "word": "tev gan ()"
    },
    {
      "english": "fuck yourself, fuck off",
      "word": "xwe gê ()"
    },
    {
      "english": "back the fuck off",
      "word": "xwe gan bi paş va ()"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ckb",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Central Kurdish",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sdh",
        "2": "گان",
        "tr": "gan"
      },
      "expansion": "Southern Kurdish گان (gan)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hac",
        "2": "گای",
        "tr": "gai"
      },
      "expansion": "Gurani گای (gai)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zza",
        "2": "gaene"
      },
      "expansion": "Zazaki gaene",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "گاییدن"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian گاییدن",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pal",
        "ts": "gādan"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠gādan⁠/)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Central Kurdish and Southern Kurdish گان (gan), Gurani گای (gai), Zazaki gaene, gainaene, Persian گاییدن, Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠gādan⁠/).\nIn some dialects it's the animal equivalent of tê niyan (“to fuck; lit. \"to put in, insert\"”) or a meaner way of saying \"fuck\" by insinuating the person cursed at is an animal. That considered, the actual sense may have been \"to breed\" and derived from ga (“ox; bull; stud; any male cattle”).\nIn some dialects and derived terms it's used only for homosexual acts or prostitution.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-gê-",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "stem"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kmr",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "present stem",
        "4": "-gê-"
      },
      "expansion": "gan (present stem -gê-)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
  "lang_code": "kmr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to fuck, to breed, to have sexual intercourse, to copulate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fuck",
          "fuck"
        ],
        [
          "breed",
          "breed"
        ],
        [
          "sexual intercourse",
          "sexual intercourse"
        ],
        [
          "copulate",
          "copulate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gan"
}

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    "Southern Kurdish terms with redundant transliterations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to whore oneself; to give sex; lit.",
      "word": "gan dan"
    },
    {
      "english": "whore; sex-giver; lit.",
      "word": "gander"
    },
    {
      "english": "sodomite",
      "word": "ganganok ()"
    },
    {
      "english": "sexy",
      "word": "ganewî ()"
    },
    {
      "english": "to have sex",
      "word": "gan kirin ()"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ckb",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Central Kurdish",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sdh",
        "2": "گان",
        "tr": "gan"
      },
      "expansion": "Southern Kurdish گان (gan)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hac",
        "2": "گای",
        "tr": "gai"
      },
      "expansion": "Gurani گای (gai)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zza",
        "2": "gaene"
      },
      "expansion": "Zazaki gaene",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "گاییدن"
      },
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    },
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        "ts": "gādan"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠gādan⁠/)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Central Kurdish and Southern Kurdish گان (gan), Gurani گای (gai), Zazaki gaene, gainaene, Persian گاییدن, Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠gādan⁠/).\nIn some dialects it's the animal equivalent of tê niyan (“to fuck; lit. \"to put in, insert\"”) or a meaner way of saying \"fuck\" by insinuating the person cursed at is an animal. That considered, the actual sense may have been \"to breed\" and derived from ga (“ox; bull; stud; any male cattle”).\nIn some dialects and derived terms it's used only for homosexual acts or prostitution.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "gan f",
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "kmr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sex"
      ],
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        [
          "sex",
          "sex"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gan"
}

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