"Chan" meaning in Spanish

See Chan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃan/, [ˈt͡ʃãn]
Rhymes: -an Etymology: Borrowed from a Mayan language, of uncertain origin. Possibilities include: * Akin to Epigraphic Mayan chan (“sky”); * From Yucatec Maya chan (“small”); * From Tabasco Chontal chan (“snake”). Etymology templates: {{bor|es|myn}} Mayan, {{unc|es|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{noncog|emy|chan|t=sky}} Epigraphic Mayan chan (“sky”), {{der|es|yua|chan|t=small}} Yucatec Maya chan (“small”), {{der|es|chf|chan|t=snake}} Tabasco Chontal chan (“snake”) Head templates: {{es-proper noun|mfbysense}} Chan m or f by sense
  1. a surname from the Mayan languages Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-Chan-es-name-Tr2wRpWG Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Spanish surnames, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 22 5 6 6 3 5 5 4 21 1 1 1 11 6 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 4 6 7 2 6 6 5 19 1 1 1 10 8 2
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "myn"
      },
      "expansion": "Mayan",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "emy",
        "2": "chan",
        "t": "sky"
      },
      "expansion": "Epigraphic Mayan chan (“sky”)",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "yua",
        "3": "chan",
        "t": "small"
      },
      "expansion": "Yucatec Maya chan (“small”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "chf",
        "3": "chan",
        "t": "snake"
      },
      "expansion": "Tabasco Chontal chan (“snake”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from a Mayan language, of uncertain origin. Possibilities include:\n* Akin to Epigraphic Mayan chan (“sky”);\n* From Yucatec Maya chan (“small”);\n* From Tabasco Chontal chan (“snake”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mfbysense"
      },
      "expansion": "Chan m or f by sense",
      "name": "es-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Chan"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Chan"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "22 5 6 6 3 5 5 4 21 1 1 1 11 6 2",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "21 4 6 7 2 6 6 5 19 1 1 1 10 8 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname from the Mayan languages"
      ],
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          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "by-personal-gender",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃan/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃãn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-an"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Chan"
}
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "myn"
      },
      "expansion": "Mayan",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "emy",
        "2": "chan",
        "t": "sky"
      },
      "expansion": "Epigraphic Mayan chan (“sky”)",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "yua",
        "3": "chan",
        "t": "small"
      },
      "expansion": "Yucatec Maya chan (“small”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "chf",
        "3": "chan",
        "t": "snake"
      },
      "expansion": "Tabasco Chontal chan (“snake”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from a Mayan language, of uncertain origin. Possibilities include:\n* Akin to Epigraphic Mayan chan (“sky”);\n* From Yucatec Maya chan (“small”);\n* From Tabasco Chontal chan (“snake”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mfbysense"
      },
      "expansion": "Chan m or f by sense",
      "name": "es-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Chan"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Chan"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/an",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/an/1 syllable",
        "Spanish 1-syllable words",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish feminine nouns",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense",
        "Spanish masculine nouns",
        "Spanish nouns with multiple genders",
        "Spanish proper nouns",
        "Spanish surnames",
        "Spanish surnames from Mayan languages",
        "Spanish terms borrowed from Mayan languages",
        "Spanish terms derived from Mayan languages",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Spanish terms with unknown etymologies",
        "Spanish uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname from the Mayan languages"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "by-personal-gender",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃan/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃãn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-an"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Chan"
}

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