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taan

taan

See also: tån and tään

English

Noun

taan (plural taans)

  1. (music) A rapid melodic vocal technique in raga singing.
    • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 147:
      Her voice was steady as a surgeon's hand. When it zigzagged, it was because she wanted to take a taan that slithered like a snake as it flashed past, progressing sideways across the sand.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taːn/

Noun

taan f (uncountable)

  1. tan, liquid containing tannic acid used for tanning.

Derived terms


Finnish

Noun

taan

  1. Genitive singular form of taka.

Anagrams


Noone

Noun

taan (plural táán)

  1. ash

References


Tetum

Noun

taan

  1. layer
  2. fold

Volapük

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ta.ˀan/

Etymology

From ta + -an.

Noun

taan (plural taans)

  1. opponent, antagonist

Inflection


Yucatec Maya

Noun

táan

  1. (anatomy) chest