varaan

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch varaan.

Noun

varaan (plural varaane)

1. (rare) monitor lizard

   Synonym: likkewaan

Dutch

 varaan on Dutch Wikipedia

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَل (waral), cognate with German Waran, French varan.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /vɑˈraːn/

Noun

varaan m (plural varanen, diminutive varaantje n)

1. the monitor lizard, a lizard of the genus Varanus

Derived terms

• bandenvaraan m
• Komodovaraan
• Nijlvaraan m
• reuzenvaraan m
• watervaraan m
• woestijnvaraan m

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrɑːn/, [ˈʋɑ̝rɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): va‧raan
• Hyphenation^(key): va‧raan

Noun

varaan

1. illative singular of vara

Verb

varaan

1. first-person singular present indicative of varata

Postposition

varaan [with genitive]

1. to be dependent on, into being dependent on

Inflection

→○	illative	varaan
○	inessive	varassa
○→	elative	varasta

Further reading

• “varaan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023

Anagrams

• aravan, arvaan, avaran, ravaan, vaaran, vaarna, varana