different between koran vs koan

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Adjective

koran

1. accusative singular of kora

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch courant (current spelling is krant), from French courant (“current”), from Old French corant, possibly corresponding to Latin currens, currentem. Cognate of Afrikaans koerant, Papiamentu korant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ko.ran]
• Hyphenation: ko?ran
• Rhymes: -ran

Noun

koran (plural koran-koran, first-person possessive koranku, second-person possessive koranmu, third-person possessive korannya)

1. newspaper

   Synonyms: harian, surat kabar

Derived terms

Further reading

• “koran” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Etymology

From Dutch courant (current spelling is krant), from French courant (“current”).

Noun

koran

1. newspaper

Alternative forms

• ??????

English

Alternative forms

• k?an

Etymology

From Japanese ?? (k?an), which was from Chinese ?? (g?ng'àn, “official business”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k??.??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ko?.?n/

Noun

koan (plural koans)

1. (Zen Buddhism) A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori.
2. A riddle with no solution, used to provoke reflection on the inadequacy of logical reasoning, and to lead to enlightenment.

Translations

Anagrams

• KAON, Kano, Kona, NKAO, kano, kaon

French

Etymology

Japanese ?? (k?an), from Literary Chinese ?? (literally, "public case").

Noun

koan m (plural koan)

1. koan

Further reading

• “koan” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• kaon

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• kóan

Etymology

From English koan, from Japanese ?? (k?an), from Literary Chinese ?? (literally, "public case").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ko??n]
• Hyphenation: ko?an
• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

koan (plural koanok)

1. koan

Declension

Volapük

Noun

koan (nominative plural koans)

1. shell, seashell

Declension

Derived terms

• koanaf (“shellfish”)

Yola

Noun

koan

1. Alternative form of cooanes