laan

laan

1. west (compass point)

• barat

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laan

1. west (towards the west)
2. west (western)
3. west (occidental)

From Middle Dutch laen, lane, from Old Dutch *lana, from Proto-Germanic *lanō. More at lane.

• IPA^(key): /laːn/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: laan
• Rhymes: -aːn

laan f (plural lanen, diminutive laantje n)

1. lane, avenue

• laa'n

From English learn.

• IPA^(key): /lɑːn/

laan

1. (instransitive) To learn
2. (transitive) To teach

• De Nyew Testament‎^[1], Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc., 2025

• Virginia Mixson Geraty, Gulluh fuh oonuh: Gullah for You (1997)

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈʔan/ [lɐˈʔan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: la‧an

laán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜀᜈ᜔)

1. in reserve; reserved for the future (or for someone)

   Synonyms: reserbado, nakareserba, nakalaan, patagana

2. prepared; ready (for voluntary service)

   Synonyms: handa, nakahanda, nahahanda

laán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜀᜈ᜔)

1. reserving of something (for the future or for someone)

   Synonym: paglalaan

2. reserve; something kept (for the future or for someone)

   Synonyms: reserba, panlaan

3. condition of being prepared for voluntary service

   Synonyms: handa, kahandaan, pagkahanda

• lana

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ.

laan

1. sail

• Tetun – English Dictionary