huan

huan m

1. h-prothesized form of uan

huan

1. Nonstandard spelling of huān.
2. Nonstandard spelling of huán.
3. Nonstandard spelling of huǎn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of huàn.

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

From Proto-Celtic *sawenos (compare Breton huon), from Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén (compare English sun), oblique of *sóh₂wl̥ (compare Welsh haul).

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhɨ.an/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhiː.an/, /ˈhi.an/

huan f (plural {{{2}}})

1. sun

• haul m