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жан

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Kabardian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʒaːn]
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Adjective

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жан (žan)

  1. sharp (Able to cut easily)
  2. smart

Synonyms

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See also

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Kazakh

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Kazakh Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia kk
Alternative scripts
Arabic جان
İske imlâ جان
Cyrillic жан
Latin jan
Yañalif çan

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yān (side).

Pronunciation

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  • (Central dialect) IPA(key): /ʒɑn/, [ʒɑ̝n]
  • (Eastern dialect) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑn/
  • Hyphenation: жан

Noun

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жан (jan)

  1. side, flank
    жан қалтаjan qaltaside pocket
    жан торсықjan torsyqwaterskin
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Classical Persian جٰان (jān, soul), from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗 (gyʾn /⁠gyān⁠/, soul, ghost), from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (to breathe).

Pronunciation

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  • (Central dialect) IPA(key): /ʒɑn/, [ʒɑ̝n]
  • (Eastern dialect) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑn/
  • Hyphenation: жан

Noun

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жан (jan)

  1. soul
    адамның жан дүниесіadamnyñ jan düniesıhuman world
    өлі жанölı jana dead soul
    кеудеден жаны шыққаншаkeudeden jany şyqqanşawhile alive; while the soul is in the body
    жұмысқа жанымен берілуjūmysqa janymen berıluto put the soul into the work
    жан алқымға алуjan alqymğa aluto rush to do sth strongly
    жанға батуjanğa batuto crash into the soul; to suffer
    жанға жайлыjanğa jailypleasant for the soul
    жан жолдасыjan joldasysoulmate
  2. person, man
    Ол үйдің бес жаны бар.
    Ol üidıñ bes jany bar.
    There are five men in his family.
    жанға білдірмеуjanğa bıldırmeuto hide from everyone
    Оған ешбір жан тең келмейді.
    Oğan eşbır jan teñ kelmeidı.
    No one can compare with him.
    Үйде жан жоқ.
    Üide jan joq.
    No one is at home.
    бір үйлі жанbır üilı janthe whole family
  3. essence, pith
    өлеңнің жаны ұйқастаöleñnıñ jany ūiqastathe soul of the song in rhyme
Derived terms
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Adjective

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жан (jan)

  1. sweet
    Жан қалқа, мекенің айтып қойшы.
    Jan qalqa, mekenıñ aityp qoişy.
    My dear, tell me where you live.

Kyrgyz

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Turkic *yān (side).

Noun

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жан (jan) (Arabic spelling جان)

  1. side

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Persian جان (jân, soul).

Noun

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жан (jan) (Arabic spelling جان)

  1. soul

Tabasaran

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Etymology

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From Turkic, ultimately from Persian جان. Compare Azerbaijani can.

Noun

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жан (žan)

  1. soul