FromProto-Philippine*ʀaqan, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀaqan.

• Hyphenation:gi‧an
• IPA^(key):/ɡiˈʔan/ [ɡiˈʔan̪]

gìan

1. lightness;weightlessness

   Antonym:gabat

• ghéenan(Sette Comuni)

FromMiddle High Germangān, fromOld High Germangān, fromProto-West Germanic*gān, fromProto-Germanic*gāną. Cognate withGermangehen,Englishgo.

gian (strong class 7,third-person singular present indicativegeat,past participlegånt,auxiliarysoin)

1. (Luserna) togo

   Bobrall dugeast, gedenkhte ber du pist. ―Wherever yougo, remember who you are.

This verb needs aninflection-table template.

• infinitive:gian
• second person singular present indicative:geast
• third person singular present indicative:geat
• past participle:gånt

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013)Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

From*giyan, compareIlocanoyan.

gian

1. place

FromProto-West Germanic*jehan.

gian

1. toacknowledge, torecognise
2. todeclare

• bigian

• Middle Dutch:gien

• “gian”, inOudnederlands Woordenboek,2012

• (Hà Nội)IPA^(key):[zaːn˧˧]
• (Huế)IPA^(key):[jaːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon)IPA^(key):[jaːŋ˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from間.Doublet ofcăn.

gian

1. compartment,room

Sino-Vietnamese word from奸.

gian

1. evil,wicked

   1820,Nguyễn Du (阮攸),Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], published1870, line1663:

   𣦍情埃別謀奸

   Ngay tình ai biết mưugian?

   How could honest people think of this as anefarious trick?

2. dishonest

   của gian ―riches obtained from morally dubious means

• ngai