han

See also: Appendix:Variations of "han"

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Hangaza.

Symbol

han

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Hangaza.

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English han, contraction of haven.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hæn/, /heɪn/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (unstressed) IPA^(key): /hən/
• Rhymes: -æn, -eɪn

Verb

han

1. (obsolete) plural simple present of have
   • 1579, Edmund Spenser, The Shepheardes Calender:

     They han the fleece, and eke the flesh;

   • 1614, William Browne, The Shepheards Pipe:

     Since that ye han had my virginitie,

   • 1748, James Thomson, The Castle of Indolence:

     And his alluring Baits suspected han.

   • 1976, “Howfen Wakes” (track 1), in Howfen Wakes‎^[1], performed by The Houghton Weavers:

     Ee lads 'an ya fowt? Nay, we'n not fowt yet.

Etymology 2

From Korean 한(恨) (han), from Middle Chinese 恨 (MC honH).

Noun

han (uncountable)

1. Sorrowful resentment, as a part of the Korean cultural identity.

Alternative forms

• haan

Translations

sorrowful resentment as a part of the Korean cultural identity

• Japanese: 恨 (ja) (han)
• Korean: 한(恨) (ko) (han)

Etymology 3

From Japanese 飜 (han).

Noun

han (plural han)

1. (Japanese mahjong) Points awarded for yaku and doras that double a hand's final value

Anagrams

• NAH, Nah., anh., nah, ahn, HNA

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hɑn]

Noun

han m (plural hane, definite hani, definite plural hanet)

1. khan
2. (archaic) roadside shelter for travellers and their animals: roadside hostelry, caravanserai, inn
3. (derogatory) fleabag hotel
4. messy place with no control of who comes and who leaves, regular flophouse

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /han/ [hãn]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /an/ [ãn]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: han

Adverb

han (not comparable)

1. there (away from the speaker and the listener)

See also

• hemen, hor

Further reading

• “han”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “han”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈan]
• Rhymes: -an

Verb

han

1. third-person plural present indicative of haver

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• hann (most dialects)

Etymology

From Middle High German hān, from Old High German havēn, northern variant of habēn, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑn/, [ɦɑn]

Verb

han (irregular, third-person singular present hat, past tense hauw, past participle jehad, past subjunctive häu)

1. (Ripuarian and Kölsch, auxiliary, with a past participle) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tense)
2. (same dialects, transitive) to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
3. (same dialects, transitive) to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)

   Uur hat doa Floep va.

   You are afraid of that.

   (literally, “You have fear of that.”)

4. (same dialects, transitive) to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
5. (same dialects, transitive) to get (to receive)
6. (same dialects, transitive) to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
7. (same dialects, transitive, of units of measure) to contain, be composed of, equal

   Ing Menuut hat 60 Sekonde.

   There are 60 seconds in one minute.

   (literally, “One minute has 60 seconds.”)

8. (same dialects, impersonal, with het or 't) there be, there is, there are
9. (same dialects, with 't and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into

   Iech han't nit zoeë mit Höng.

   I'm not a great fan of dogs.

   (literally, “I don't have it that much with dogs.”)

10. (same dialects, with 't and uvver) to talk about

    Vier hauwe't juus uvver dienge Vrunk.

    We were just talking about your friend.

    (literally, “We just had it about your friend.”)

Conjugation

    conjugation of han in Kirchröadsj

infinitive		han
present participle		—
past participle		jehad
gerund		—
auxiliary		han
		singular			plural
		1st person iech	2nd person doe	3rd person heë/zie/het	1st person vier/vuur	2nd person ier/uur	3rd person zie
indicative	present simple	han	has	hat	hant	hat hauwt	hant
	preterite	hauw	hauwts	hauw	hauwe	häut hait	hauwe
	present perfect	han jehad	has jehad	hat jehad	hant jehad	hat jehad hauwt jehad	hant jehad
	past perfect	hauw jehad	hauwts jehad	hauw jehad	hauwe jehad	häut jehad hait jehad	hauwe jehad
	future simple	weëd han	weëds han	weëd han	weëde han	weëd han	weëde han
	future perfect	weëd jehad han	weëds jehad han	weëd jehad han	weëde jehad han	weëd jehad han	weëde jehad han
conditional	simple	häu hai	häuts haits	häu hai	häue haie	—	häue haie
	present	jeuf han	jeufs han	jeuf han	jeuve han	jeuft han	jeuve han
	perfect	häu jehad hai jehad	häuts jehad haits jehad	häu jehad hai jehad	häue jehad haie jehad	—	häue jehad haie jehad
imperative	affirmative	–	han	—	—	hat	—

Derived terms

• aahan
• durchhan
• Han
• ihan
• leefhan
• oeshan
• umhan
• uvverhan
• voethan
• vuurhan
• óphan

Descendants

• Hunsrik: hon
• Kölsch: han
• Luxembourgish: hunn

Further reading

• “han” in d'r nuie Kirchröadsjer Dieksiejoneer 2nd ed., 2017.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦan]

Noun

han f

1. genitive plural of hana

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hann (dative hánum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /han/, [hæn]

Pronoun

han (genitive hans, accusative ham)

1. he

See also

Danish personal pronouns

Number	Person	Type	Nominative	Oblique	Possessive
					common	neuter	plural
Singular	First	–	jeg	mig	min	mit	mine
	Second	modern / informal	du	dig	din	dit	dine
		formal (uncommon)	De	Dem	Deres
	Third	masculine (person)	han	ham	hans
		feminine (person)	hun	hende	hendes
		common (noun)	den		dens
		neuter (noun)	det		dets
		indefinite	man	en	ens
		reflexive	–	sig	sin	sit	sine
Plural	First	modern	vi	os	vores
		archaic / formal			vor	vort	vore
	Second	–	I	jer	jeres
	Third	–	de	dem	deres
		reflexive	–	sig

References

• “han,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Noun

han c (singular definite hannen, plural indefinite hanner)

1. male, he

Declension

Declension of han

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	han	hannen	hanner	hannerne
genitive	hans	hannens	hanners	hannernes

References

• “han,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an/

Verb

han

1. third-person plural present indicative of haber

German

Verb

han

1. (archaic or dialectal) alternative form of haben
   • 1812, Brothers Grimm, “Kinder- und Haus-Märchen”, in Der gescheidte Hans, page 138:

     Hansens Mutter spricht: „wohin Hans?“ Hans antwortet: „zur Grethel.“ – „Machs gut Hans“ – „Schon gut machen, Adies, Mutter“ – Hans kommt zur Grethel: „guten Tag Grethel.“ – „Guten Hans: was bringst du Gutes?“ – „Bring nichts, gegeben han.“

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Gullah

Etymology

From English hand.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hæn/

Noun

han

1. hand

References

• De Nyew Testament‎^[2], Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc., 2025

Gun

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣã̀/

Noun

hàn

1. song

   Synonym: òhàn

Derived terms

• jì hàn (“to sing song”)

Gwich'in

Etymology

Cognate with Tlingit héen (“water, river”).

Noun

han

1. river

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan/
• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: hàn

Verb

han

1. apocopic form of hanno (“they have”)

Japanese

Romanization

han

1. Rōmaji transcription of はん

Kaingang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /han/, [hadn]

Verb

han (singular)

1. (transitive) to do; to make
2. (auxiliary) forms verbs from nouns

   asĩg han

   to sneeze

References

• Ursula Gojtéj Wiesemann (2011), “han”, in Dicionário Kaingang-Português Português-Kaingang, 2nd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Curitiba: Editora Esperança, page 23

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhan/ [ˈhʌn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: han

Article

han

1. dialectal form of san

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms and variants of san
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Group	Province	Municipality	Part of municipality	Barangay	Terms	Words
Northern / Applai	Mountain Province	Sagada	Pidlisan / Dapliyan (north)	Aguid		san
				Pide		san
				Fidelisan		san
				Bangaan		san
				Madungo		san
				Tanulong		san
Southern / Central	Mountain Province	Bauko	Lower Bauko	Bila		han
				Banao		han
				Poblacion		han
				Otucan		han
		Sabangan	Upper Sabangan	Bun-ayan		han
				Bao-angan		han
				Busa		han
				Camatagan		han
				Capinitan		han
				Gayang		han
				Namatec		han
				Napua		han
				Pingad		han
			Lower Sabangan	Data		san
				Lagan		san
				Losad		san
				Poblacion		san
				Supang		san
				Tambingan		san
		Tadian	Zone 2 / SULUMASIDE	Bantey		han
				Batayan		han
				Duagan		han
				Lubon		han
				Mabalite		han
				Masla		han
				Sumadel		han
			Zone 3 / Sunny Side	Banaao		han
				Cadad-anan		han
				Cagubatan		han
				Dacudac		han
				Lenga		han
				Pandayan		han

Khasi

Noun

han

1. duck

Mandarin

Romanization

han

1. nonstandard spelling of hān
2. nonstandard spelling of hán
3. nonstandard spelling of hǎn
4. nonstandard spelling of hàn

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle English

Etymology

Contracted infinitive and plural present of haven.

Verb

han

1. (transitive) alternative form of haven - Piers Plowman
   • (Can we date this quote?), Geoffrey Chaucer, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     Him thanken all, and thus they han an end

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Middle High German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈhaːn/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old High German habēn, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan.

Alternative forms

• haben

Verb

hān (irregular, third-person singular present hāt, past tense habete, past participle gehabet, auxiliary hān)

1. to have

Conjugation

Conjugation of hān (irregular, auxiliary hān)

infinitive		hān
genitive gerund		hānnes hānes
dative gerund		hānne hāne
present participle		hānde
past participle		gehabet
auxiliary		hān
	indicative			subjunctive
	singular	plural		singular	plural
present	ich hān	wir hān	i	ich habe	wir haben
	du hāst	ir hāt		du habest	ir habet
	ër hāt	sie hānt		ër habe	sie haben
preterite	ich habete	wir habeten	ii	ich habete	wir habeten
	du habetest	ir habetet		du habetest	ir habetet
	ër habete	sie habeten		ër habete	sie habeten
imperative	habe (du)	habet (ir)

Composed forms of hān (irregular, auxiliary hān)

perfect
	singular	plural		singular	plural
indicative	ich hān gehabet	wir hān gehabet	subjunctive	ich habe gehabet	wir haben gehabet
	du hāst gehabet	ir hāt gehabet		du habest gehabet	ir habet gehabet
	ër hāt gehabet	sie hānt gehabet		ër habe gehabet	sie haben gehabet
pluperfect
indicative	ich habete gehabet	wir habeten gehabet	subjunctive	ich habete gehabet	wir habeten gehabet
	du habetest gehabet	ir habetet gehabet		du habetest gehabet	ir habetet gehabet
	ër habete gehabet	sie habeten gehabet		ër habete gehabet	sie habeten gehabet
future i
infinitive	hān süln		subjunctive i	ich sul hān	wir suln hān
				du sule hān	ir sulet hān
				ër sul hān	sie suln hān
indicative	ich sol hān	wir sulen hān	subjunctive ii	ich sölte hān ich sölde hān	wir sölten hān wir sölden hān
	du solt hān	ir sulet hān		du söltest hān du söldest hān	ir söltet hān ir söldet hān
	ër sol hān	sie sulen hān		ër sölte hān ër sölde hān	sie sölten hān sie sölden hān
future ii
infinitive	gehabet hān süln		subjunctive i	ich sul gehabet hān	wir suln gehabet hān
				du sule gehabet hān	ir sulet gehabet hān
				ër sul gehabet hān	sie suln gehabet hān
indicative	ich sol gehabet hān	wir sulen gehabet hān	subjunctive ii	ich sölte gehabet hān ich sölde gehabet hān	wir sölten gehabet hān wir sölden gehabet hān
	du solt gehabet hān	ir sulet gehabet hān		du söltest gehabet hān du söldest gehabet hān	ir söltet gehabet hān ir söldet gehabet hān
	ër sol gehabet hān	sie sulen gehabet hān		ër sölte gehabet hān ër sölde gehabet hān	sie sölten gehabet hān sie sölden gehabet hān

Descendants

• Alemannic German: haa, ha, heen, hoh, hä, häbä, hè

  Swabian: hau

• Bavarian: hoom, hobm, hobn, hom, ho, hob

  Cimbrian: haban, hen, håm

  Mòcheno: hom

  Northern Bavarian: [hɔm]

• Central Franconian: han, hann (most dialects)
  • Hunsrik: hon
  • Kölsch: han
  • Luxembourgish: hunn
• East Central German:

  Erzgebirgisch: hamm

  Upper Saxon German: ham, hom

  Vilamovian: hon

• East Franconian:
• German: haben

  Berlinerisch: ham

  Ruhrpöttisch: habn

• Rhine Franconian: hann, hawwe (Vorderpfälzisch), hunn (northern Palatine)
  • Frankfurterisch: [havə]; [hɑvə], [hɔvə] (older)
  • Palatine German: hann, hawwe, hunn
  • Pennsylvania German: hawwe
  • Upper Hessian: hu, hunn
• Yiddish: האָבן (hobn)

Etymology 2

Verb

hān

1. alternative form of hāhen

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “han”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel.

Middle Norwegian

Alternative forms

• hann

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hann, earlier *hánn, from Proto-Norse *ᚺᚨᚾᚨᛉ (*hanaʀ /⁠hānaʀ⁠/), of uncertain origin.

Pronoun

han

1. he (third-person nominative and accusative singular masculine personal pronoun)

   wi haffuum fore gudz sculd oc fore donda manna bøn sculd vpgeffuit med vælborin man Nissa Knwtzson all the brot som han haffuer moti os brotit till thenne dagh for then sculd at han er waar man oc waar thienare wordin meder so skelom at han gøre malseghandomen lika fore theirra scada oc vppa thet at han vore os thes ytter meir till thienesto

   We have for Gods sake and by request of honourable men, pardoned the wellborn man Nisse Knutsson for all the violations he has committed against us to this day, because he is become our man and servant, provided he makes amends with the representatives for their damages so that he may continue to be of service to us.

2. it (third-person nominative and accusative singular masculine non-personal pronoun)

   sagde Haluarder thetta er myn elgher. Nicolis sagde ney. sagde tha Haluarder er elghan saar a vinstre sidhonne tha er han myn. tha vende their ælghen vm oc skodhadho oc fans ther saret sem Haluarder sagde. tha swaradhe Nicolis er han thin tha fla han. en flaar thu thenna ælgh aldri scaltu fla ælghen oftare.

   Halvard said: "this is my elk". Nicolas denied it. Halvard then said: "if the elk has a wound on its left side then it is mine". They flipped the elk onto its other side, and saw and found the wound that Halvard had mentioned. Then Nicolis responded: "if it is yours then flay it, but were you to flay this elk you shall never again flay another".

Declension

Middle Norwegian personal pronouns

singular	first person	second person	reflexive	third person
				masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ek	thu	—	han	hon	thet
accusative	mik	thik	sik	han	hana	thet
dative	mer	ther	ser	honom	henne	thy
genitive	min	thin	sin	hans	hennar	thes
dual	first person	second person	reflexive
nominative	vit, mit	it, thit	—
accusative	okker	ykker	sik
dative	okker	ykker	ser
genitive	okkar	ykkar	sin
plural	first person	second person	reflexive	third person
				masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ver, mer	er, ther	—	their	thær	thau
accusative	oss	ydher	sik	tha	thær	thau
dative	oss	ydher	ser	theim	theim	theim
genitive	vaar	ydhar	sin	theira	theira	theira

Descendants

• Norwegian Nynorsk: han; (dialectal) hainnj, an, hånn
  • Russenorsk: han
• Norwegian Bokmål: han

References

• Handbok i norrøn filologi, p. 423
• “han”, in Norsk Ordbok: Ordbok over det Norske Folkemålet og det Nynorske Skriftmålet (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, 1950–2016, →ISBN.
• Diplomatarium Norvegicum 1
• Diplomatarium Norvegicum 2

Mizo

Adverb

han

1. Directional verbal particle; may indicate movement upwards or towards the speaker

Further reading

• Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “han”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society

Nguôn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːn¹/

Numeral

han

1. two

Norman

Etymology

From Old Norse hampr.

Noun

han m (plural hans)

1. (Jersey) galangal

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• hån (Mooring)
• Hen (Sylt)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hanjō.

Noun

han f (plural hanen)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) hen, chicken

   Coordinate term: höön (“rooster”)

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑːn/

Adjective

han

1. this

   Synonym: ev

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003), “han”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[3], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 231

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /han/, [hanː]
• Rhymes: -an
• Homophones: hann, hand
• Hyphenation: han

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Norwegian han, from Old Norse hann, from Proto-Norse *ᚺᚨᚾᚨᛉ (*hanaʀ /⁠hānaʀ⁠/), of uncertain further origin. Proposed explanations include a demonstrative related to Ancient Greek κεῖνος (keînos, “that one”) and a formation from a pronominal stem related to English he.

Cognate with Danish han, Swedish han, Icelandic hann, Faroese hann and Norn hann (“he”).

Pronoun

han (objective han or ham, possessive hans, plural de)

1. he; the third-person masculine singular personal pronoun, referring to a male person.

   Han er broren min. ― He is my brother.

   • 1930, “Dommernes bok”, in Bibelen‎^[4], 6:21:

     Herrens engel rakte ut staven han hadde i hånden

     The angel of the Lord stretched out the staff he was holding.

   • 1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt‎^[5], page 222:

     se, det fik fanden, fordi han var dum

     See, that is what the devil got for being stupid.

   • 1875, Henrik Ibsen, Digte‎^[6], page 107:

     kongen han bygged dagen lang

     The king, he built all day long.

   • 1892, Henrik Ibsen, Bygmester Solness‎^[7], page 8:

     Deres søn, han blir naturligvis her hos mig

     Your son, he will naturally stay here with me.

   • 1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt‎^[8], page 12:

     hvor er skæpperne med mynt efter gamle Rasmus Gynt? Faer din gav dem fødder, han

     Where are the bushels of coins left by old Rasmus Gynt? Your father made them disappear, he did.

   • 1884, Henrik Ibsen, Vildanden‎^[9], page 83:

     han ser nu så kleint, far Deres

     Your father does have poor eyesight now.

   • 1884, Henrik Ibsen, Vildanden‎^[10], page 206:

     Gregers: «Hvor kan De tænke Dem, at en personlighed som Hjalmar –?» – Relling: «Å, personlighed – han!»

     Gregers: “How can you imagine that a personality like Hjalmar—?” Relling: “Oh, a personality—him!”

   • 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie‎^[11], page 25:

     hun blev ham og han blev hende tro

     She remained faithful to him, and he to her.

   • 1925, Herman Wildenvey, Fiken av Tistler‎^[12], page 131:

     og gaar du paa gaten en dag med en herre, saa hviskes det ogsaa i klynger og klikker: Det er noget galt med ham der og han derre

     And if one day you walk down the street with a gentleman, people whisper in their little groups and cliques: There is something wrong with those two.

   • 1988, Arild Nyquist, Giacomettis forunderlige reise‎^[13], page 74:

     selv hadde han ikke sovet et eneste minutt, og var dødssliten etter alle strabasene

     He himself had not slept a single minute and was exhausted after all the exertion.

   1. he; referring to a male animal.

      Hunden heter Max. Han er tre år gammel. ― The dog's name is Max. He is three years old.

      • 1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt‎^[14], page 9:

        [rypesteggen] flaksed kaglende, forskræmt, fra den knart, hvor han sad gemt

        [The male ptarmigan] fluttered away, cackling in fright, from the rocky knoll where he had been hiding.

      • 1895, Henrik Ibsen, Lille Eyolf‎^[15], page 34:

        Mopsemand, han svømmer bagefter

        Mopsemand, he swims along behind.

      • 1908, Hans E. Kinck, Driftekaren‎^[16], page 161:

        der staar han [reinen] skaarfast op til knaus

        There he [the reindeer] stands, stranded by the crag.

2. him; the object form, also used after prepositions.

   Jeg så han i går. ― I saw him yesterday.

   Jeg ga han boka. ― I gave him the book.

   Jeg snakket med han. ― I spoke to him.

   • 1845, Sophie Dedekam, Dagbok og brev fra en reise til Paris i 1845‎^[17], facsimile edition, published 2000, page 18:

     [det var] en sød, venlig gammel mand. Han talede jeg ogsaa med

     [There was] a sweet, friendly old man. I spoke with him too.

3. he, him; referring generically to a person whose gender is unspecified.

   Hvis noen ringer, kan han legge igjen en beskjed. ― If someone calls, he can leave a message.

   • 2011, “Evangeliet etter Johannes”, in Bibelen‎^[18], 11:10:

     den som vandrer om natten, snubler. For han har ikke lyset i seg

     Whoever walks at night stumbles, because he has no light in him.

   • 1930, “Jobs bok”, in Bibelen‎^[19], 14:1–2:

     Et menneske, født av en kvinne, lever en kort tid og mettes med uro. Som en blomst skyter han op og visner

     A human being, born of a woman, lives a short time and is filled with trouble. Like a flower he sprouts and withers.

   • 2019, Marte Spurkland, Pappas runer‎^[20], page 254:

     Den døende sover litt mer enn han pleier.

     The dying person sleeps a little more than he usually does.

   han eller hun, hun eller han, han/hun, hun/han — he or she; explicitly including both genders.

   Søkeren må opplyse når han eller hun kan begynne. ― The applicant must state when he or she can start.

   • 2010, Kathrine Wegge, Skolestartboka‎^[21], page 95:

     Hun eller han må kunne dokumentere den enkelte elevens fremgang og resultater.

     She or he must be able to document each pupil’s progress and results.

4. (literary or dialectal) he, it; referring to something personified as male.

   Døden kom, men han fikk vente. ― Death came, but he had to wait.

   • 1866, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke-Eventyr‎^[22], page 30:

     saa gjorde troldet som gutten sagde [og skar hull på magen], og saa kan du vide han satte livet til

     Then the troll did as the boy said [and cut a hole in his belly], and you can imagine that he lost his life.

   • 1906, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker‎^[23], volume I, page 191:

     hvad Norge var, det maa han engang vorde

     What Norway once was, he must one day become.

   • 1888, Henrik Ibsen, Fruen fra havet‎^[24], page 180:

     det er sidste gang, han [den engelske damperen] kommer her iår

     This is the last time it [the English steamer] will come here this year.

   • 1925, Peter Egge, Hansine Solstad‎^[25], page 293:

     ingen undret sig over at døden kom som han gjorde

     No one was surprised that death came as he did.

   • 1911, Sigrid Undset, Jenny‎^[26], page 251:

     han er saa tong denna kørja atte

     It is so heavy, this basket is.

5. (dialectal, colloquial) it; referring to a grammatically masculine noun.

   Hvor er bilen? Han står utenfor. ― Where is the car? It is outside.

   • 1916, Hans Wiers-Jenssen, Krøniker fra den gamle By‎^[27], page 137:

     [Herholdt] stod og tullede med han [boken]

     [Herholdt] stood fiddling with it [the book].

   • 1923, Hans Wiers-Jenssen, Laurentius‎^[28], page 49:

     jeg liker søttende mai … de må ikke udrydde han

     I like the seventeenth of May […] they must not abolish it.

   • 1925, Vilhelm Krag, Baldevin‎^[29], page 6:

     han [kaffen] er saa svag

     It [the coffee] is so weak.

6. (colloquial) that, this; used demonstratively before a common noun denoting a male person.

   Kjenner du han mannen der? ― Do you know that man over there?

   • 1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons Fortællinger‎^[30], page 337:

     Mor, han har gåt, han sjømand mor!

     Mother, he has gone, that sailor, mother!

   • 2008, Jan Kjærstad, Jeg er brødrene Walker‎^[31], page 19:

     Som han fyren som legger lerretene på gulvet og drypper malingen ned på dem

     Like that fellow who lays the canvases on the floor and drips paint onto them.

7. (colloquial) An unstressed word before a male personal name or kinship term, often marking familiarity.

   Jeg snakket med han Per. ― I spoke to Per.

   Han far kommer snart. ― Dad will be here soon.

   • 1852, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter‎^[32], volume I, page 349:

     det var han Ole Høiland

     It was Ole Høiland.

   • 1917, Halfdan Kjerulf, Av hans efterladte papirer 1831–1847‎^[33], page 245:

     der stod han paa kathedret, han Welhaven

     There he stood at the lectern, Welhaven.

   • 1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, “Synnøve Solbakken”, in Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons Fortællinger‎^[34], page 98:

     Han far pryglte ham

     Father beat him.

   • 1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, “Arne”, in Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons Fortællinger‎^[35], page 62:

     Jeg er kommen hid idag for at tale med han far om noget, som ligger mig tungt på hjærtet.

     I have come here today to speak to the pastor about something that weighs heavily on my heart.

   • 1882, Alexander Kielland, Skipper Worse‎^[36], page 105:

     spring op til han Lars i Berje

     Run up to Lars at Berje.

   • 1918, Gunnar Heiberg, Samlede dramatiske verker‎^[37], volume III, page 71:

     naar han bare vil betale mig det jeg har tilgode, han Graagaard

     If only he will pay me what he owes me, that Graagaard.

   1. (colloquial) that, this; stressed before a male name or noun, suggesting unfamiliarity or distance.

      Hvem er han Per du stadig snakker om? ― Who is this Per you keep talking about?

      • 1918, Halfdan Kjerulf, Av hans efterladte papirer 1847–1868‎^[38], page 250:

        han fyren i nyhedsbladet kommer kanske frem med noget

        That fellow at the newspaper may come out with something.

      • 1996, Kjell Ola Dahl, Miniatyren‎^[39], page 10:

        Jeg kunne være litt interessert i å ta en prat med han typen.

        I might be rather interested in having a chat with that fellow.

      • 2019, Linn Strømsborg, Aldri, aldri, aldri‎^[40], page 34:

        Jeg spurte om du fortsatt er sammen med han Philip?

        I asked whether you are still together with that Philip?

8. (dated or humorous) you; addressing a man, formerly from a social superior to an inferior, often condescendingly.

   Vil han komme hit med en gang! ― Will you come here at once!

   • 1853, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter‎^[41], volume III, page 486:

     manne hid! Hvad? Flæber han?

     Come here, fellow! What? Are you blubbering?

   • 1882, Alexander Kielland, Skipper Worse‎^[42], page 88:

     «Hvad mener han med det? – hvad siges der om huset?» – spurgte konsulen skarpt

     “What do you mean by that? What is being said about the house?” the consul asked sharply.

9. (dialectal) it; referring to the weather or sea conditions, including as an impersonal subject.

   Han er kald i dag. ― It is cold today.

   Nå går han over på nord. ― Now the wind is shifting to the north.

   • 1879, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke- og Huldre-Eventyr‎^[43], page 199:

     se, hvor han trækker op; han kommer med torden og lynild

     Look how it is clouding over; thunder and lightning are coming.

   • 1880, Jonas Lie, Rutland‎^[44], page 40:

     krap og brydsom sjø … vi er i et strømras, hvor han gaar tverket

     A choppy, troublesome sea […] we are in a tidal race where it runs crosswise.

   • 1896, Thomas Krag, Ada Wilde‎^[45], page 252:

     idag er han fin for skogfuglen

     Today the weather is good for hunting woodland grouse.

   • 1922, Nils Kjær, Samlede skrifter‎^[46], volume IV, page 68:

     han blaaser op eller han regner

     The wind is getting up, or it is raining.

   • 1915, Knut Hamsun, Segelfoss By‎^[47], volume I, page 8:

     han er ikke vind

     There is no wind.

   • 1918, Gabriel Scott, Kilden‎^[48], page 11:

     hvad slags veir er her idag, ja hvordan ser han igrunden ut – blaaser han tro, eller er han stille?

     What is the weather like here today, what is it really like—is it windy, I wonder, or is it calm?

   • 1926, Cora Sandel, Alberte og Jakob‎^[49], page 235:

     under hende stimer og gaar sjøen med smaa, lette skvulp rundt stolpene. Han flør

     Below her the sea surges and laps gently around the posts. The tide is coming in.

   • 1949, Andreas Markusson, Gjennom brenningen‎^[50], page 14:

     sjøl om han var bare storværet

     Even though the weather was stormy.

   • 1955, Liv Balstad, Nord for det øde hav‎^[51], page 51:

     Han e’ tjukk i dag, ja!

     It is thick with fog today, yes!

   • 2002, Ragnhild Nilstun, For kjærlighets skyld‎^[52]:

     Han e svinkald

     It is bitterly cold.

Usage notes

• Han and ham are both standard object forms, including after prepositions; they have been equally accepted in Bokmål since 1938. Ham is not used as an ordinary subject.
• Han may resume or anticipate a noun phrase: Per, han kommer senere. ― Per, he will come later. Han kommer senere, Per. ― He will come later, Per.
• Both han and ham occur in predicative expressions such as det er han/ham (“it is him”) and after comparisons such as eldre enn han/ham (“older than him”).
• The possessive form is hans. When the pronoun refers back to the subject of the same clause, the reflexive forms seg and sin (si, sitt, sine) are normally used: Han så seg i speilet (“He saw himself in the mirror”), but Han så han i speilet (“He saw him in the mirror”).
• Before names and kinship terms, unstressed han may be reduced to [n].
• The pronoun normally has a lowercase initial, including when referring to God.

See also

• hun (“she”), hen (“he/she”)

Norwegian Bokmål personal pronouns

Number	Person	Type	Nominative	Oblique	Possessive
					masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
Singular	First	–	jeg	meg	min	mi	mitt	mine
	Second	general	du	deg	din	di	ditt	dine
		formal (rare)	De	Dem	Deres
	Third	masculine (person)	han	ham / han	hans
		feminine (person)	hun	henne	hennes
		masculine (noun)	den		dens
		feminine (noun)
		neuter (noun)	det		dets
		reflexive	–	seg	sin	si	sitt	sine
Plural	First	–	vi	oss	vår		vårt	våre
	Second	general	dere		deres
		formal (very rare)	De	Dem	Deres
	Third	general	de	dem	deres
		reflexive	–	seg	sin	si	sitt	sine

Etymology 2

Masculine nominalization of han (“he”, pronoun).

Compare the parallel noun uses of Danish han (“male”), Swedish han (“male person”) and English he.

Noun

han m

1. A male person; a he.

   Den nye læreren er en han. ― The new teacher is a man.

   • 2019, Helene Uri, Stillheten etterpå, page 44:

     – Og hvordan var hun, da? Kontaktlæreren? – Det var en han

     “And what was she like, then? The form teacher?” “It was a he.”

Coordinate terms

• hun (“she”)

Related terms

• hann, hankjønn

References

• “han” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “han” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hann.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑnː/

Pronoun

han

1. he, him, it (third person singular, masculine)

Usage notes

Han is used to refer not only to masculine persons, but any masculine noun. E.g.: Bilen er fin. Eg likar han. - The car is nice. I like it.

In some dialects, han may precede a male given name or a definite singular masculine noun. E.g: Kor vart det tå han Erik? (“Where did Erik disappeared?”)

See also

Norwegian Nynorsk personal pronouns

		first person	second person	reflexive	third person
					masculine	feminine	neuter
singular	nominative	eg, je1	du	—	han	ho	det, dat2
	accusative	meg	deg	seg	han, honom1	ho, henne	det, dat2
	dative2	meg	deg	seg	honom1	henne	di2
	genitive	min	din	sin	hans	hennar, hennes1	dess3
plural	nominative	me, vi, mid2	de, dokker, did2, I2	—	dei
	accusative	oss, okker2	dykk, dokker, øder2	seg	dei, deim2
	dative2	oss, okker2	dykk, dokker, øder2	seg	deim2
	genitive	vår, okkar2	dykkar, dokkar, ødar2	sin	deira, deires1

¹Obsolete. ²Landsmål. ³Rare or literary. Italic forms unofficial today.

References

• “han” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hann.

Pronoun

han

1. he / it (masculine nominative pronoun)

Descendants

• Danish: han

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hą̄han.

Verb

hān

1. (intransitive) to hang
2. (transitive) to hang

Conjugation

Conjugation of hān (strong class 7 irregular, Verner alternation)

infinitive	hān
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	hā, hān	hienc
2nd person singular	hās	hiengi
3rd person singular	hāt	hienc
1st person plural	hān	hiengon
2nd person plural	hāt	hiengot
3rd person plural	hānt	hiengon
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	hā	hiengi
2nd person singular	hās	hiengi
3rd person singular	hā	hiengi
1st person plural	hān	hiengin
2nd person plural	hāt	hiengit
3rd person plural	hān	hiengin
imperative	present
singular	hā
plural	hāt
participle	present	past
	hāndi	gihān, gihangan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: hâen
  • Dutch: hangen
    • Afrikaans: hang
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: hanggi
    • Negerhollands: hang, haṅ
    • → Sranan Tongo: anga

Further reading

• “hān”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɑːn/, [hɑːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

hān f

1. a projecting stone that forms part of a boundary

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hān	hāna, hāne
accusative	hāne	hāna, hāne
genitive	hāne	hāna
dative	hāne	hānum

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “hán”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• ᚼᛆᚿ

Etymology

From Old Norse hann.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhanː/

Pronoun

han

1. he

   han ær mīn vin ― he is my friend

Declension

Old Swedish personal pronouns

			nominative	accusative	dative	genitive
singular	first		iak, iæk	mik, mek	mǣ(r), mik	mīn
	second		þū	þik	þǣ(r), þik	þīn
	third	m	han		hōnum, hānum	hans
		f	hōn	hana, hōna	hænni	hænna(r)
		n	þæt		þȳ, þī	þæs
Dual	first		vit	oker		okar
	second		it	*iker		*ikar
plural	first		vī(r)	os, ōs		vār
	second		ī(r)	iþer		iþar
	third	m	þē(r)	þā	þēm, þø̄m, þom	þēra
		f	þā(r)
		n	þø̄n, þē(n)
reflexive			–	sik	sǣ(r), sik	sīn

Descendants

• Swedish: han

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German hen, hēn, heen, heyn, hēne, hin, from Proto-West Germanic *hin-. Compare Dutch heen, German hin.

Adverb

han

1. (to) there, thither

   Antonym: häa

Related terms

• naun
• nen
• nopp
• nunja

Portuguese

Adjective

han (invariable)

1. Han Chinese (referring to the largest ethnic group indigenous to China)

Noun

han m (plural han or hans)

1. Han Chinese (member of the largest ethnic group indigenous to China)

Rohingya

Alternative forms

• (Arabic) حَنۡ
• (Bengali) হান
• (Myanmar) ဟန်
• (Hanifi) 𐴇𐴝𐴕 (han)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [han]

Noun

han

1. ear

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خان (han), from Persian خان (xân, “caravanserai”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to dwell”).

Noun

han n (plural hanuri)

1. inn, caravanserai

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	han	hanul	hanuri	hanurile
genitive-dative	han	hanului	hanuri	hanurilor
vocative	hanule		hanurilor

References

• “han”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Russenorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Norwegian Nynorsk han (“he”).

Pronunciation

Unknown. Possible examples:

• IPA^(key): /han/, /haɲ/ (Norwegian accent)
• IPA^(key): /xan/, /xanʲ/ (Russian accent)

There is no evidence of palatalization of the /n/-sound, although it should be there at least in the Northern Norwegian pronunciation.

There is also no known examples of a Russian pronunciation with initial /g/, despite it is present in gaf and gall.

Pronoun

han

1. he

References

• Ingvild Broch; Ernst H. Jahr (1984), Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag, pages 113, 119

Samoan Plantation Pidgin

Etymology

From English hand.

Noun

han

1. arm
2. hand

Usage notes

Only used to refer to a human; for an animal, the equivalent parts are all labelled as lek.

References

• Mosel, Ulrike (1980), Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎^[53], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN
• Peter, Mühlhäusler (1983), “Samoan Plantation Pidgin English and the origin of New Guinea Pidgin”, in Ellen Woolford and William Washabaugh, editors, The Social Context of Creolization, Ann Arbor: Karoma, pages 28-76

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خان (han), from Classical Persian خان (xān, “caravanserai”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xâːn/
• Rhymes: -âːn

Noun

hȃn m inan (Cyrillic spelling ха̑н)

1. inn

Declension

Declension of han

	singular	plural
nominative	hȃn	hánovi
genitive	hana	hanova
dative	hanu	hanovima
accusative	han	hanove
vocative	hane	hanovi
locative	hanu	hanovima
instrumental	hanom	hanovima

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan/ [ˈãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: han

Verb

han

1. third-person plural present indicative of haber

Swedish

Alternative forms

• 'an (eye dialect)

Etymology

From Old Swedish han, from Old Norse hann, from Proto-Norse *hānaʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hanː/, (unstressed, postconsonantal) /an/

• Audio (Gotland):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -an
• Homophone: hann

Pronoun

han (genitive hans)

1. he, the third person singular, masculine, nominative case.

   Han är mycket stilig

   He is very handsome

2. (now nonstandard in writing, common in speech) him

   Synonym: (standard) honom

   Jag såg han / Jag såg'an

   I saw him

Usage notes

See the usage notes for honom.

Declension

Swedish personal pronouns

Number	Person		nominative	oblique	possessive
					common	neuter	plural
singular	first	—	jag	mig, mej3	min	mitt	mina
	second	—	du	dig, dej3	din	ditt	dina
	third	masculine (person)	han	honom, han2, en5	hans
		feminine (person)	hon	henne, na5	hennes
		gender-neutral (person)1	hen	hen, henom7	hens
		common (noun)	den	den	dess
		neuter (noun)	det	det	dess
		indefinite	man or en4	en	ens
		reflexive	—	sig, sej3	sin	sitt	sina
plural	first	—	vi	oss	vår, våran2	vårt, vårat2	våra
	second	—	ni	er	er, eran2, ers6	ert, erat2	era
		archaic	I	eder	eder, eders6	edert	edra
	third	—	de, dom3	dem, dom3	deras
		reflexive	—	sig, sej3	sin	sitt	sina

¹Neologism. Usage has increased since 2010, though it remains limited.

²Informal

³Colloquial pronunciation spelling.

⁴Dialectal, also used lately as an alternative to man, to avoid association to the male gender.

⁵Informal, somewhat dialectal

⁶Formal address

⁷Discouraged by the Swedish Language Council

References

• “han”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “han”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “han”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, compare Malay makan.

Verb

han

1. to eat

   mai ita han

   let's eat

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English hand.

Noun

han

1. hand
2. arm
3. foreleg (of an animal)
4. wing (of a bird)
5. branch (of a tree)
6. branch (figurative)

Derived terms

• hanwara (“tributary”)
• pepa bilong klinim han (“sanitizing wipe”)

References

• Volker, C. A. (general editor), et al. (2008), Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin English Dictionary, Oxford University Press in association with Wantok Niuspepa, →ISBN, page 23
• Mosel, Ulrike (1980), Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎^[54], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN
• Peter, Mühlhäusler (1983), “Samoan Plantation Pidgin English and the origin of New Guinea Pidgin”, in Ellen Woolford and William Washabaugh, editors, The Social Context of Creolization, Ann Arbor: Karoma, pages 28-76

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhan/, [ˈha̠n̪]

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish خان (han), from Old Anatolian Turkish خان (ḫān), from Proto-Turkic *kagan. Doublet of kağan and hakan.

Noun

han (definite accusative hanı, plural hanlar)

1. khan
2. an honorific title used after the names of some male rulers

Declension

Declension of han

singular plural nominative han hanlar definite accusative hanı hanları dative hana hanlara locative handa hanlarda ablative handan hanlardan genitive hanın hanların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular hanım hanlarım 2nd singular hanın hanların 3rd singular hanı hanları 1st plural hanımız hanlarımız 2nd plural hanınız hanlarınız 3rd plural hanları hanları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular hanımı hanlarımı 2nd singular hanını hanlarını 3rd singular hanını hanlarını 1st plural hanımızı hanlarımızı 2nd plural hanınızı hanlarınızı 3rd plural hanlarını hanlarını dative singular plural 1st singular hanıma hanlarıma 2nd singular hanına hanlarına 3rd singular hanına hanlarına 1st plural hanımıza hanlarımıza 2nd plural hanınıza hanlarınıza 3rd plural hanlarına hanlarına locative singular plural 1st singular hanımda hanlarımda 2nd singular hanında hanlarında 3rd singular hanında hanlarında 1st plural hanımızda hanlarımızda 2nd plural hanınızda hanlarınızda 3rd plural hanlarında hanlarında ablative singular plural 1st singular hanımdan hanlarımdan 2nd singular hanından hanlarından 3rd singular hanından hanlarından 1st plural hanımızdan hanlarımızdan 2nd plural hanınızdan hanlarınızdan 3rd plural hanlarından hanlarından genitive singular plural 1st singular hanımın hanlarımın 2nd singular hanının hanlarının 3rd singular hanının hanlarının 1st plural hanımızın hanlarımızın 2nd plural hanınızın hanlarınızın 3rd plural hanlarının hanlarının Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular hanım hanlarım 2nd singular hansın hanlarsın 3rd singular han handır hanlar hanlardır 1st plural hanız hanlarız 2nd plural hansınız hanlarsınız 3rd plural hanlar hanlardır

Derived terms

• -han
• hanlık
• Karahanlı

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish خان (han), from Persian خان (xân, “caravanserai”).

Noun

han (definite accusative hanı, plural hanlar)

1. caravanserai, inn

Declension

Declension of han

singular plural nominative han hanlar definite accusative hanı hanları dative hana hanlara locative handa hanlarda ablative handan hanlardan genitive hanın hanların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular hanım hanlarım 2nd singular hanın hanların 3rd singular hanı hanları 1st plural hanımız hanlarımız 2nd plural hanınız hanlarınız 3rd plural hanları hanları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular hanımı hanlarımı 2nd singular hanını hanlarını 3rd singular hanını hanlarını 1st plural hanımızı hanlarımızı 2nd plural hanınızı hanlarınızı 3rd plural hanlarını hanlarını dative singular plural 1st singular hanıma hanlarıma 2nd singular hanına hanlarına 3rd singular hanına hanlarına 1st plural hanımıza hanlarımıza 2nd plural hanınıza hanlarınıza 3rd plural hanlarına hanlarına locative singular plural 1st singular hanımda hanlarımda 2nd singular hanında hanlarında 3rd singular hanında hanlarında 1st plural hanımızda hanlarımızda 2nd plural hanınızda hanlarınızda 3rd plural hanlarında hanlarında ablative singular plural 1st singular hanımdan hanlarımdan 2nd singular hanından hanlarından 3rd singular hanından hanlarından 1st plural hanımızdan hanlarımızdan 2nd plural hanınızdan hanlarınızdan 3rd plural hanlarından hanlarından genitive singular plural 1st singular hanımın hanlarımın 2nd singular hanının hanlarının 3rd singular hanının hanlarının 1st plural hanımızın hanlarımızın 2nd plural hanınızın hanlarınızın 3rd plural hanlarının hanlarının Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular hanım hanlarım 2nd singular hansın hanlarsın 3rd singular han handır hanlar hanlardır 1st plural hanız hanlarız 2nd plural hansınız hanlarsınız 3rd plural hanlar hanlardır

Derived terms

• hancı

Proper nouns

• Taşhan

Further reading

• “han”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “han”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “han”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Turkmen

Other scripts
Latin	han
Cyrillic	хан
Arabic	خان

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑːn/, [ˈχɑ̝ːn]

Noun

han (definite accusative hany, plural hanlar)

1. khan

Derived terms

• oguzhan
• garahan
• hantama

Further reading

• “han” in Enedilim.com
• “han” in Webonary.org

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haːŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

han • (𧄊) (classifier cây)

1. stinging tree, nettle tree (Dendrocnide spp.)

   Synonym: mán

Derived terms

• han tím
• han voi
• lá han

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

han • (𨫪)

1. appeared to begin to rust

   chiếc nồi đồng han xanh

   rusty green bronze pot

Etymology 3

From Proto-Vietic *haːɲ (“to ask”).

Verb

han • (𪡗, 𠻃, 㗍, 漢, 嘆, 罕)

1. (archaic) to ask

   Synonym: hỏi

Derived terms

• hỏi han

Anagrams

• anh, nha

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ọ̀n (Ekiti)
• ghàn (SEY)

Etymology 1

Compare with Ifè ŋà, Olukumi ghàn, Itsekiri ghàn and possibly Igala ñà, from Proto-Yoruba *ɣɪ̃ã̀, *ŋɪ̃ã̀ , from Proto-Edekiri *ɣɪ̃ã̀, *ŋɪ̃ã̀, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ŋɪ̃ã̀.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hã̀/

Verb

hàn

1. to appear, show; to be visible

Derived terms

• fi hàn

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hã̀/

Verb

hàn

1. to scribble

Derived terms

• hàntúrú

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hã̀/

Verb

hàn

1. (Igbomina) to pluck leaves from a plant

   Synonym: já

Etymology 4

Compare with Ifè ŋɔ́, Olukumi ghọn, Igala ñwọ̀, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *ɣɔ̃̀, *ŋɔ̃̀, from Proto-Edekiri *ɣɔ̃̀, *ŋɔ̃̀, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *ŋʷɔ̃̀, Proto-Yoruboid *wɔ̃̀. See Proto-Bantu *gon, Igbo gwọ, Urhobo ahọnre

Alternative forms

• ọ̀n (Ekiti)
• ghọ̀n (Ondo)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hã̀/

Verb

hàn

1. to snore

   Synonym: han-an-run

Derived terms

• han-an-run

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hã̄/

Verb

han

1. to scream loudly

   Synonym: ké

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hã́/

Verb

hán

1. (Igbomina) alternative form of wọ́n (“to catch something in the air”)

Zou

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *khlaan. Cognate with Mizo thlàan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hâːn]
• Hyphenation: han

Noun

hȁn

1. tomb

Derived terms

• hȁnmuol
• hȁnmùn

References

• Philip Thangliènmâng (2010), Minimal dictionary and Self-tutor Functional Grammar in Zo-English-Hindi, New Delhi: Zoculsin, →ISBN, page 46