buan

== Bunun == === Etymology === From Proto-Austronesian *bulaN (compare Cebuano bulan, Chamorro pulan, Fijian vula, Hiligaynon bulan, Ilocano bulan, Indonesian bulan, Javanese bulan, Kapampangan bulan, Malagasy volana, Malay bulan, Sundanese bulan). === Noun === buan moon == Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish búan (“lasting, enduring; constant, firm, persevering”), related to buith, verbal noun of at·tá (“to be”). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠuən̪ˠ/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /bˠuənˠ/, /bˠuən̪ˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /bˠiːnˠ/, /bˠiːn̪ˠ/; (older) /bˠɯːnˠ/ === Adjective === buan (genitive singular masculine buain, genitive singular feminine buaine, plural buana, comparative buaine) enduring, permanent steadfast, solid ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== díomuan (“transitory”, adjective) ==== Related terms ==== buanaigh (“perpetuate”, transitive verb) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “buan”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “buan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “buan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 búan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == North Frisian == === Alternative forms === Buan (Sylt) === Etymology === From Old Frisian bāne. Cognates include West Frisian beane. === Noun === buan f (plural buanen) (Föhr-Amrum) bean == Old English == === Alternative forms === būwan === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną. Cognate with Old Frisian būwa, bōwa (West Frisian bouwe), Old Saxon būan (Low German bugen), Old Dutch būwan (Dutch bouwen), Old High German būan (German bauen), Old Norse búa (Danish bo, Swedish bo, Norwegian Nynorsk bu, Faroese búgva), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (bauan). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbuː.ɑn/ === Verb === būan to live or dwell The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to inhabit, to occupy ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ġebūr m == Old High German == === Alternative forms === būwan, pūan === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną, whence also Old English būan, Old Norse búa. === Verb === būan to build ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: būwen, biuwen, bouwen Alemannic German: buue, puue German: bauen→ Saterland Frisian: baue Luxembourgish: bauen Yiddish: בויען (boyen) == Old Saxon == === Alternative forms === būwan === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną, whence also Old English būan, Old Norse búa. === Verb === būan to dwell, live to stay ==== Descendants ==== Middle Low German: bûwen Low German: boen == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish búan (“lasting, enduring; constant, firm, persevering”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /puən/ === Adjective === buan durable, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived ==== Synonyms ==== seasmhach === Mutation === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “buan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 búan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Taivoan == === Etymology === Derived from Proto-Austronesian *bulaN. === Noun === buan moon === References === Li, Jen-Kuei (2010), “buan”, in 新港文書研究 [Studies of Sinkang Manuscripts] (in Chinese), Taipei: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, →ISBN, page 637 “buan”, in Taivoan Dictionary (in Chinese), Taiwan, 2026 == Welsh == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *bīwonos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). Cognate with Old Breton buenion, modern Breton buan. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbɨː.an/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbiː.an/ Rhymes: -ɨːan === Adjective === buan (feminine singular buan, plural buain, equative buaned, comparative buanach, superlative buanaf) fast, swift, rapid (of a timepiece) fast; ahead of the correct time (adverbial, as yn fuan) soon ==== Derived terms ==== buanedd, buander (“speed”) mor fuan â phosibl (“as soon as possible”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “buan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies