аван

See also: авӑн

Chuvash

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ebe[1], cognate with Turkish evet.

Adjective

аван • (avan)

  1. good, fine
    Synonyms: лайӑх (lajăh), маттур (mattur)
    Antonyms: япӑх (jap̬ăh), усал (us̬al), начар (nač̬ar)
    аван ҫын ― avan śyn ― good person
    аван мар ӗҫ ― avan mar ĕś ― ungood deed
    пит аван ― pit avan ― very good
  2. fit, suitable, well-suited, appropriate
  3. comfortable, convenient
  4. beautiful
    аван сасӑ ― avan sas̬ă ― beautiful voice

Adverb

аван • (avan)

  1. well, in a good manner
    Аван вӗренет. ― Avan vĕrenet. ― He is studying well.
    Калча аван шӑтнӑ. ― Kalč̬a avan šătnă. ― The crops have sprouted well.

Interjection

аван • (avan)

  1. okay, right, well, alright
    Аван, эп хатӗр! ― Avan, ep hat̬ĕr! ― Okay, I’m ready!

Derived terms

References
  1. Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*ebe”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (see Turkish havan).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈavan]
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Noun

аван • (avan) m

  1. mortar (vessel used to grind ingredients)

Declension
Declension of аван
singular plural
indefinite аван авани
definite unspecified аванот аваните
definite proximal аванов аваниве
definite distal аванон аванине
vocative авану авани
count form — авана

References
  • “аван” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
  • “аван” in Официјален дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Oficijalen digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − makedonski.gov.mk (in Macedonian)
  • Belčev, Tole (2016), “аван”, in Речник на турцизми, архаизми, дијалектизми и ретко употребувани зборови во македонскиот јазик [Dictionary of Turkisms, Archaisms, Dialectisms and Rarely Used Words in the Macedonian Language] (in Macedonian), Štip: UGD, →ISBN, page 14
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