cuán

1. when

• (Munster)IPA^(key): /kuːˈɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht)IPA^(key): /ˈkuː.ɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster)IPA^(key): /ˈkuː.ænˠ/

FromOld Irishcúán. Bysurface analysis,cú +‎-án.

cuán m (genitive singularcuáin,nominative pluralcuáin)

1. diminutive ofcú(“hound, greyhound”)

• cuán mara m(“sea-urchin”)

• cuain f(“litter of puppies”)

cuán m (genitive singularcuáin,nominative pluralcuáin)

1. alternative form ofcumhán(“(fit of) lonesomeness; anxiety, sorrow”)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cuán”, inFoclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm,→ISBN

• cuan —nonstandard

cuán (cuan²,Zhuyinㄘㄨㄢˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of劗 /𭄛
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of巑 /𰏁
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of攢 /攒
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of櫕
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of濽
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of蹰

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwan/[ˈkwãn]
• Rhymes:-an
• Syllabification:cuán

cuán

1. accented form ofcuan (used when interrogative or exclamatory)
   • 1877,Benito Pérez Galdós,Gloria:

     Si siguieras mis indicaciones que son las de una madre desinteresada, y se ajustan al criterio de tu padre y a la voluntad de tu santo tío, entonces, querida Gloria, ¡cuán distinta sería tu situación ante Dios y ante los hombres!

     (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation)

• “cuán”, inDiccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1,Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish:Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

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