gwan

== English == === Etymology 1 === From various English dialects, notably Gullah. ==== Interjection ==== gwan (nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of going on. (nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of go on. (nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of going. ===== Related terms ===== wha gwan, wha' gwan, what's gwan === Etymology 2 === Blend of goose +‎ swan. ==== Noun ==== gwan (plural gwans) (neologism, rare) A hybrid between a goose and a swan, especially the offspring of a gander (male goose) and a pen (female swan). Synonym: swoose === Anagrams === AgNW, Ngwa, Wang, gawn, gnaw, wang == Breton == === Etymology === From Old Breton guenion pl, from Proto-Celtic *wasnos. Cognate with Old Cornish guan, Welsh gwan, and Old Irish fann (Irish fann). === Adjective === gwan weak == Japanese == === Romanization === gwan Rōmaji transcription of ぐわん Rōmaji transcription of ぐゎん Rōmaji transcription of グヮン Rōmaji transcription of グァン == Welsh == === Alternative forms === gwann (obsolete) gwàn (Dyfed, colloquial) === Etymology === From Middle Welsh guan, gvan, gwann, gwan, from Proto-Celtic *wasnos. Cognate with Breton gwan, Old Cornish guan, and Old Irish fann (Irish fann). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡwan/ === Adjective === gwan (feminine singular gwan, plural gweinion, equative gwanned, comparative gwannach, superlative gwannaf) weak ==== Derived terms ==== gwangalon (“faint-hearted”) gwanhau (“to weaken; to attenuate; to dilute”) gwanllyd (“sickly”) gwanychu (“to weaken; to attenuate; to dilute”) gwendid (“weakness”) === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gwan”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gwan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies