kailan

See also: kai-lan

English

Alternative forms

• gailan, gai-lan, gai lohn, gai-lon, kai-lan

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 芥蘭／芥兰 (gaai3 laan4-2).

Noun

kailan (uncountable)

1. Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra, a long, blue-green vegetable with thick, glossy stems and leaves typically eaten in Chinese and particularly Cantonese cooking.

Synonyms

• Chinese broccoli, Chinese kale

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:dim sum

Translations

vegetable

Burmese: ကိုက်လန် (my) (kuiklan) Chinese: Cantonese: 芥蘭 / 芥兰 (gaai3 laan4-2) Hokkien: 芥藍菜 / 芥蓝菜 (kè-nâ-chhài) Mandarin: 芥藍 / 芥蓝 (zh) (jièlán), 芥蘭 / 芥兰 (zh) (gàilán, jièlán), 芥蘭菜 / 芥兰菜 (gàiláncài, jièláncài) Finnish: härmekaali, kiinanbrokkoli French: gaï lan m, brocoli de Chine m Indonesian: kailan, kailan Russian: гайла́нь m or f (gajlánʹ) Thai: คะน้า (th) (ká-náa) Tày: cải làn Vietnamese: cải rổ, cải làn (vi)

Further reading

• Kai-lan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Brassica oleracea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• Kalina, kalian

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Malay kailan, from Late Classical Malay کايلن (kailan), from Cantonese 芥蘭／芥兰 (gaai3 laan4-2, “kailan”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kaˈilan/ [kaˈi.lan]
• Rhymes: -ilan
• Syllabification: kai‧lan

Noun

kailan (plural kailan-kailan)

1. kailan, Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra

Further reading

• “kailan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kelan — colloquial
• caylan — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

From ka- +‎ ilan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kaʔiˈlan/ [kɐ.ʔɪˈlan̪]
    • Rhymes: -an
    • Syllabification: ka‧i‧lan
  • IPA^(key): /kajˈlan/ [kaɪ̯ˈlan̪], /ˈkelan/ [ˈkɛː.lɐn̪] (colloquial)
    • Rhymes: -an
    • Syllabification: kai‧lan
• (Batangas) IPA^(key): /kejˈlan/ [keɪ̯ˈlan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an

Pronoun

kailán (plural kai-kailan, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜎᜈ᜔)

1. (interrogative) when

Derived terms

• kahit kailan
• kai-kailan
• kailanman
• magpakailanman
• makailan

Related terms

• ikailan
• kamakailan
• samakailan

Further reading

• “kailan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• kanila