sán

See also: Appendix:Variations of "san"

Bambara

Noun

sán

1. sky, heaven, above

   Synonyms: Ngála, kàba, kàbanɔgɔ, ngálakolo, sánfara, tìɲɛso, jànmanjan

2. rain

   Synonyms: jí, sánji

   sán bɛ́ nà

   the rain is coming/it's going to rain

3. thunder, lightning

   Synonyms: kàbapɛrɛn, sánpɛrɛn, kàbakulu, kàbapɛrɛnkan, sánkulu, sánpɛrɛnkan

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsaːn]

Participle

sán

1. masculine singular passive participle of sát

   Synonym: sát

Eastern Maninkakan

Alternative scripts

• ߛߊ߲ (nko)

Etymology

Cognate with Bambara sán.

Noun

sán

1. sky

   Synonym: bándakolo

2. rain

   Synonym: sánji

3. lightning, thunder

Lele (Guinea)

Noun

sán

1. sky

References

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːn˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˦˧˥] ~ [saːŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˦˥] ~ [saːŋ˦˥]
• Homophone: sáng

Etymology 1

Noun

(classifier con) sán • (疝)

1. (zoology) a parasitic flatworm (of the phylum Platyhelminthes)

Usage notes

• Compare giun dẹp (which includes both parasitic and non-parasitic flatworms).

Derived terms

• giun sán (parasitic worms)
• sán dây (tapeworm; cestode)
• sán kiến
• sán lá (fluke; trematode)
• sán lá máu
• sán lá phổi
• sán xơ mít (tapeworm; Taenia)

 

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 趁 (“to accompany”, SV: sấn).

Verb

sán

1. to physically approach; to come near