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tian

tian

See also: tián, tiàn, tiān, tiǎn, and tí'àn

English

Noun

tian (plural tians)

  1. An oval cooking-pot, traditionally used in Provence.

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Esperanto

Adjective

tian

  1. accusative singular of tia

Adverb

tian

  1. Obsolete form of tiam.

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τήγανον (tḗganon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tjɑ̃/

Noun

tian m (plural tians)

  1. tian, cooking-pot

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Ligurian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τήγανον (tḗganon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tjaŋ/

Noun

tian m (please provide plural)

  1. tian, cooking-pot

Mandarin

Romanization

tian

  1. Nonstandard spelling of tiān.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of tián.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of tiǎn.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of tiàn.

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.

Old Frisian

Old Frisian cardinal numbers
 <  9 10 11  > 
    Cardinal : tian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tehun.

Numeral

tiān

  1. (cardinal) ten

Descendants

  • North Frisian: (Mooring) tin (Föhr-Amrum) tjiin, (Helgoland) tain
  • Saterland Frisian: tjoon
  • West Frisian: tsien

Swedish

Noun

tian

  1. definite singular of tia