bachan

== Cimbrian == === Etymology === From Middle High German wachen, from Old High German wahhēn. === Verb === bachan (third-person singular present indicative bachet, past participle gabàchet, auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni) to look after, watch over ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “bachan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo == Old High German == === Verb === bachan alternative form of bahhan == Welsh == === Etymology === From bachgen (“boy”). === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbaχan/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbaːχan/, /ˈbaχan/ Rhymes: -aχan === Noun === bachan m (uncountable) (South Wales, colloquial) guy, lad, bloke, chap, dude, fella Synonym: boi ==== Usage notes ==== This is an informal term for a man, the standard term for which is dyn. === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “bachan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies