Contionary:jan

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Ater

Pronunciation

(Ater) IPA: /jɑːn/

Adjective

jan (common plural jant, neuter plural janer)

  1. white

Nouns

jan n (plural janer)

  1. white


Rokadong

Pronunciation

(Pahang) IPA: [ˌd͡ʒan] (nik)

Prefix

Jn (jan)

  1. one who does something
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Usage notes

Related terms

Category:Rokadong words with jan- prefix



Toki Pona

Etymology

Cantonese: 人 (jan); person. Created by Sonja Lang pre-pu.

Pronunciation

(Toki Pona) IPA: /jan/

Content Word

jan

  1. human being, person, somebody
  2. personal, of a person
  3. anthropomorphize

Conflict

There are two sides to the concept, "sentient entity" and "homo sapiens", which matters for whether to use the word in edge cases (i.e. aliens, humans turned into werewolves, etc). Which sense is more central to the word remains controversial.