can

Meaning

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

Concepts

soul
heart
❤️
psyche
life
esprit
vitality
spiritus
liveliness
could
enthusiasm
atman
pneuma
spirit
Synonyms

ruh
B1
gönül
C2
❤️
nefis
C1
😋
neşe
C1
öz
B2
tin
28k
efendi
B1

nefs

kendi
A1
Translations

Seele
âme
anima
alma
Herz
❤️
ziel
Leben

ψυχή

mente
spirito

رُوح

can
gan
👉👌

gihan

giyan

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdʒɑn/
Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish
جان
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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