Extremaduran

Proper noun

Huan

1. A male given name, cognate to English John

Irish

Noun

huan m

1. h-prothesized form of uan

Mandarin

Romanization

huan

1. Nonstandard spelling of huān.
2. Nonstandard spelling of huán.
3. Nonstandard spelling of huǎn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of huàn.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhɨ.an/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhɨː.an/

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *sawenos (compare Breton huon), from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wén (compare English sun), oblique of *sóh₂wl̥ (compare Welsh haul).

Noun

huan f

1. sun

Synonyms

• haul m