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Estonian
Etymology 1
From Jaan (“John”). June 24th, the day of the celebration, was designated as a feast day for St. John the Baptist by the Christian church.
Noun
jaan (genitive jaani, partitive jaani)
- Midsummer Day
- Synonym: jaanipäev
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Ingrian: Jaani
Etymology 2
Noun
jaan (genitive jaani, partitive jaani)
- abbreviation of jaanuar: Jan.
Inflection
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Finnish
Verb
jaan
Anagrams
North Frisian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Frisian ān, ēn
Numeral
jaan
West Frisian
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Old Frisian jeva, from Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jaːn/
- (Schiermonnikoog, Terschelling) IPA(key): [jaːn]
- (Hindeloopen) IPA(key): [jɔˑə̯n]
- Rhymes: -aːn
- Hyphenation: jaan
Verb
jaan
- (transitive) to give, to hand, to pass
- (transitive, in card games) to distribute
- (transitive) to bestow, to gift (without seeking retaliation)
- (transitive) to deliver, to provide
- Synonyms: ferskaffe, leverje, skaffe
- (transitive) to bring forth, to bear fruits
- Synonyms: fruchtdrage, fuortbringe, opleverje
- (transitive) to exchange
- (transitive) to help (to provide a solution)
- (reflexive) to go, to move
Inflection
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Wolof
Noun
jaan
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