jan

See also: Appendix:Variations of "jan"

Translingual

Symbol

jan

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Janday.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Janday terms

English

Alternative forms

• jân, jann

Etymology

From Arabic جَنّ (jann)

Noun

jan

1. Obsolete form of jinn.
   • 1888, Charles Montagu Doughty, Travels in Arabia Deserta:

     He cast out the demons of possessed persons, and he bound the jân, wellah, in yonder corner.

See also

• jan ken po

Anagrams

• JNA, Jna.

Balinese

Alternative forms

• ejan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haʀəzan.

Noun

jan (Balinese script ᬚᬦ᭄)

1. ladder
2. stair

References

• “jan”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali]

Bambara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʒã˦ã˨]

Noun

jan

1. trap (device to catch animals)

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.