different between krab vs kran

English

Etymology 1

Noun

krab (plural krabs)

1. (colloquial) Short for carabiner.

Etymology 2

Respelling of crab. Compare wyngz.

Noun

krab

1. (colloquial) imitation crab meat; crab stick; kamaboko

Anagrams

• bark, brak, kbar

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krap/

Noun

krab m

1. crab

Declension

Further reading

• krab in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• krab in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Verb

krab

1. imperative of krabbe

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kr?p/
• Hyphenation: krab
• Rhymes: -?p
• Homophone: krap

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch crabbe, from Old Dutch *krabba. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

krab f or m (plural krabben, diminutive krabbetje n)

1. (zoology) crab, crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura

Derived terms

• krabvisser
• zeekrab

Descendants

• Afrikaans: krap

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

krab

1. first-person singular present indicative of krabben
2. imperative of krabben

Anagrams

• bark, brak

Mauritian Creole

Noun

krab

1. Alternative form of krap

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krap/

Noun

krab m anim (diminutive krabik)

1. crab (crustacean)

Declension

Uzbek

Noun

krab (plural krablar)

1. crab

West Frisian

Noun

krab c (plural krabben, diminutive krabke)

1. Alternative form of krabbe

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