Tarzan

== English == === Etymology === Coined by Edgar Rice Burroughs in 1912. A name created by Burroughs for his fiction. In the fictional ape language of the books, "tarzan" means "white-skin"; possibly echoic in its phonetics of various "exotic" names (see Orientalism). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɑɹzæn/ === Proper noun === Tarzan (fiction) A heroic fictional character, raised from a baby to adulthood in the African jungle by apes. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Tarzan (plural Tarzans) (by extension) A strong wild man; any man showing attributes of Tarzan, as muscularity, agility, etc. === Verb === Tarzan (third-person singular simple present Tarzans, present participle Tarzaning, simple past and past participle Tarzaned) To behave in the manner of Tarzan, especially by swinging from ropes, climbing trees, and other feats of athleticism. === Descendants === Dutch: Tarzan Swedish: Tarzan === Further reading === Tarzan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Tarzan. === Proper noun === Tarzan Tarzan ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Tarzan. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Tarzan m (proper noun, strong, genitive Tarzans) Tarzan ==== Derived terms ==== == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Tarzan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtar.zan/ Rhymes: -arzan Syllabification: Tar‧zan Homophone: tarzan === Proper noun === Tarzan m pers Tarzan (heroic fictional character, raised in the jungle by apes) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Tarzan in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Tarzan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /¹taʂan/ === Proper noun === Tarzan c (genitive Tarzans) Tarzan ==== See also ==== runka (“jerk off”)