different between tyan vs taan

English

Etymology

From Brythonic numerals, from an assumed *dwau.

Numeral

tyan

1. (Cumbria) Two in Cumbrian sheep counting.

Derived terms

See also

• (Borrowdale sheep counting) yan, tyan, tethera, methera, pimp, sethera, lethera, hovera, dovera, dick, yan-a-dick, tyan-a-dick, tethera-a-dick, methera-a-dick, bumfit, yan-a-bumfit, tyan-a-bumfit, tethera-a-bumfit, methera-bumfit, giggot

Usage notes

The form tan is more common in other former Celtic areas of Northern England.

References

• Wright, Peter (1995) Cumbrian Chat, Dalesman Publishing Company, ?ISBN, page 7
• Deakin, Michael A.B. (2007) , Leigh-Lancaster, David, editor, The Name of the Number?^[1], Australian Council for Educational Research, ?ISBN, retrieved 2008-05-17, page 75
• Varvogli, Aliki (2002) Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide?^[2], Continuum International Publishing Group, ?ISBN, retrieved 2008-05-17, pages 24-25

Anagrams

• Yant, anty

Sambali

Noun

tyan

1. (anatomy) abdomen

English

Etymology

From Hindi ??? (t?n)/Urdu ????.

Noun

taan (plural taans)

1. (music) A rapid melodic vocal technique in raga singing.
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 147:

     Her voice was steady as a surgeon's hand. When it zigzagged, it was because she wanted to take a taan that slithered like a snake as it flashed past, progressing sideways across the sand.

Anagrams

• AANT, ANTA, Anat, Nata, Tana, anat., anta, naat, tana

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta?n/

Noun

taan f (uncountable)

1. tan, liquid containing tannic acid used for tanning.

Derived terms

• tanen
• tanig

Finnish

Noun

taan

1. Genitive singular form of taka.

Anagrams

• -ntaa, nata

Noone

Noun

taan (plural táán)

1. ash

References

• R. Blench, Beboid Comparative

Tetum

Noun

taan

1. layer
2. fold

Volapük

Etymology

From ta +? -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.?an/

Noun

taan (nominative plural taans)

1. opponent, antagonist

Inflection

Yucatec Maya

Noun

táan

1. (anatomy) chest