different between ulan vs slan

English

Noun

ulan (plural ulans)

1. Alternative form of uhlan

Anagrams

• Alun, An-lu, Anlu, Luna, auln, luan, luna, ulna, unal

Cebuano

Noun

ulan

1. rain

Synonyms

• (rain): uwan

Related terms

• (sunshower): uwan init
• (drizzle): alindahaw, taligsik, talisik, talithi

Chavacano

Noun

ulan

1. rain

Maguindanao

Noun

ulan

1. rain

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?u?l?n/

Noun

?lan

1. plural of ?le

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN. Compare Indonesian hujan, Malay hujan and Palauan chull.

Noun

ulan

1. rain

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN. Compare Indonesian hujan, Malay hujan and Palauan chull.

Noun

ulan

1. rain

Derived terms

Tausug

Noun

ulan

1. rain

Derived terms

• pangulan (“rainy”)

Turkish

Alternative forms

• lan

Interjection

ulan

1. Said to get someone's attention in a rude manner.

2. An expression of frustration or anger for protest or reprimand

Yakan

Noun

ulan

1. rain

English

Etymology

From Slan (1940) by A. E. van Vogt, a science fiction novel about persecuted—yet physically, mentally and morally superior—telepathic mutant humans.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slæn/
• Rhymes: -æn

Noun

slan (plural slans)

1. (dated, fandom slang) A fan of science fiction.

Derived terms

Related terms

• Homo superior

References

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007) , “slan”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, ?ISBN, pages 187–8
• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2021) , “slan n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

Anagrams

• LANs, LNAs

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slahan?.

Verb

sl?n

1. to hit, to beat

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• avasl?n

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: slâen
  • Dutch: slaan, slagen
    • Afrikaans: slaan, slaag
  • Limburgish: slaon

Further reading

• “sl?n”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *soln?. Compare s?l.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slâ?n/
• Rhymes: -â?n

Adjective

sl?n (definite sl?n?, comparative slànij?, Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. salty, saline

Declension

References

• “slan” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *soln?, probably originally a past passive participle meaning "(having been) salted".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slá?n/

Adjective

sl?n (comparative b?lj sl?n, superlative n?jbolj sl?n)

1. salt, salty

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

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