can

Signification (Anglais)

  1. soul, life, being
  2. heart, soul
  3. sweetheart

Concepts

Fréquence

B1
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈdʒɑn/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جان, from Classical Persian جَان (jān, “soul, vital spirit, life”), Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (HYA), from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”). Doublet of anime through PIE.

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