different between bran vs kran

English

Etymology

From Middle English bran, branne, bren, from Old French bren, bran (“bran, filth”), from Gaulish brennos (“rotten”), from Proto-Celtic *bragnos (“rotten, foul”) (compare Welsh braen (“stench”), Irish bréan (“rancid”), Walloon brin (“excrement”)), from Proto-Indo-European *b?reHg- (compare Latin fragr?re (“to smell strongly”), Dutch brak (“hound”)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /?b?æn/
• Rhymes: -æn

Noun

bran (countable and uncountable, plural brans)

1. The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
2. (ornithology) The European carrion crow.

Derived terms

• bolt to the bran

Translations

Further reading

• bran on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• NRAB, barn

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *bran, from Proto-Celtic *branos, from Proto-Indo-European *werneh?- (“crow”).

Compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna.

Noun

bran m (plural brini)

1. crow, raven

Inflection

See also

• frav

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan brand, from Vulgar Latin *brandus, from Frankish *brand.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?b?an/

Noun

bran m (plural brans)

1. broadsword

Related terms

• brandar

Further reading

• “bran” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “bran” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “bran” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “bran” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *bran, from Proto-Celtic *branos, from Proto-Indo-European *werneh?- (“crow”).

Compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b?æ?n]

Noun

bran m (plural brini or briny)

1. crow

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?bran]

Noun

bran f

1. genitive plural of brána

Noun

bran f

1. genitive plural of brány

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bran, from Primitive Irish ????? (brana), from Proto-Celtic *branos, from Proto-Indo-European *werneh?- (“crow”) (compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna).

Noun

bran m (genitive singular brain, nominative plural brain)

1. (literary) raven

   Synonym: fiach

Declension

Derived terms

• branán m (“raven; a principal piece in ancient board-game set; prince”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bran m (genitive singular brain, nominative plural brain)

1. bream (Abramis brama)

   Synonyms: bréan, deargán

Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

bran m (genitive singular bran)

1. Clipping of bran (mór) (“bran”).
2. Clipping of bran beag (“pollard”).

Declension

Etymology 4

From English bran.

Noun

bran m (genitive singular bran)

1. bran

Declension

Mutation

Further reading

• "bran" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 bran (‘raven’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “bran” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “bran” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old French

Noun

bran m (oblique plural brans, nominative singular brans, nominative plural bran)

1. Alternative form of branc

Old Irish

Etymology

From Primitive Irish ????? (brana), from Proto-Celtic *branos (“raven”), from Proto-Indo-European *werneh?- (“crow”) (compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bran/

Noun

bran m (genitive brain or broin, nominative plural brain or broin)

1. raven

   Synonyms: fiach, trogan

Inflection

Descendants

• Irish: bran

Mutation

References

• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 bran”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *born?. Cognate with Polish bro?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brá?n/

Noun

br?n f

1. defense

Inflection

Further reading

• “bran”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English bran.

Noun

bran m (uncountable)

1. bran (broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain), husks

Derived terms

• bran gwenith (“wheat-bran”)

Mutation

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “bran”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

English

Noun

kran (plural krans)

1. Alternative form of qiran

Anagrams

• ARNK, Karn, karn, knar, nark, rank

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From German Kran.

Noun

kran

1. crane (lifting device)

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German kran, from krane (“crane (bird)”).

Noun

kran c (singular definite kranen, plural indefinite kraner)

1. (machine) crane

Derived terms

References

• “kran” in Den Danske Ordbog

Kabuverdianu

Adjective

kran

1. dry
2. plain

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, ?ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German kran

Noun

kran f or m (definite singular krana or kranen, indefinite plural kraner, definite plural kranene)

1. a crane (lifting device)
2. a tap, or faucet (US) (device to dispense liquid)

Derived terms

• kranfartøy
• stoppekran
• tårnkran
• utekran

References

• “kran” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German kran

Noun

kran f (definite singular krana, indefinite plural kraner, definite plural kranene)

1. a crane (lifting device)
2. a tap, or faucet (US) (device to dispense liquid)

Derived terms

• kranfartøy
• stoppekran
• utekran

References

• “kran” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From Russian ???? (kran), from Dutch kraan, from Middle Dutch cr?ne, from Old Dutch *crano, from Proto-West Germanic *kran?, from Proto-Germanic *kranô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kran/

Noun

kran m inan

1. tap (US: faucet)

Declension

See also

• kurek m

Further reading

• kran in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• kran in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Kran

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krâ?n/
• Rhymes: -â?n

Noun

kr?n m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. crane

Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kr??n/

Noun

kran c

1. crane (machinery)
2. water tap, knob for controlling a valve
3. (colloquial) (big) nose of a human
4. (colloquial) drug supplier

Declension

Descendants

• ? Finnish: kraana

Anagrams

• rank

Volapük

Noun

kran (nominative plural krans)

1. skull

Declension