Contionary:tân

Finian

Etymology

From Middle Finian tān, from Early Finian tōn, a syncope of earlier *tonon, from Finio-Dhannic donon (compare Aurónian dón), from Proto-Lúsanic dṓnon, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃nom (compare Sanskrit dānam, Latin dōnum).

Alternative forms

taan (Finian script), tán (obsolete, Dhannuá-inspired spelling)

Pronunciation

• (Reconstructed) IPA: /ˈtaːn/

Noun

tân (plural tâna?)

1. A gift.

2. A bribe.