tran
English
Etymology 1
Shortening of transgender, or (jocularly or seriously) mistaking trans for a plural noun.
Noun
tran (plural trans)
- (informal, sometimes offensive, sometimes humorous) A trans person.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:tran.
Etymology 2
Shortening.
Noun
tran (plural trans)
- Clipping of transmission.
Anagrams
Drehu
Pronunciation
Verb
tran
- to plant
References
- Template:cite. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
- Template:cite. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German trān, of Old Saxon verb trahan. Akin to German Träne (“tear”) and Tran (“whale oil”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tran f or m (definite singular (feminine) trana or (masculine) tranen)
- (chiefly uncountable) cod liver oil
References
- “tran” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
tran m inan
Declension
Declension of tran
Derived terms
- (adjective) tranowy
Further reading
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English informal terms
- English offensive terms
- English humorous terms
- English clippings
- en:People
- en:Transgender
- Drehu terms with IPA pronunciation
- Drehu lemmas
- Drehu verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Middle Low German
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Saxon
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk feminine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns with multiple genders
- Norwegian Nynorsk uncountable nouns
- nn:Fats and oils
- nn:Liquids
- Polish terms borrowed from German
- Polish terms derived from German
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- Polish inanimate nouns
- pl:Fats and oils