garan

See also: går an

Cornish

Noun

garan f (plural garanes)

  1. crane (bird)

Derived terms

Japanese

Romanization

garan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of がらん

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh garan (“heron, crane”), from Proto-Brythonic *garan, from Proto-Celtic *garanos (“crane”).[1]

Noun

garan m or f (plural garanod)

  1. crane, bird of the family Gruidae[2]
  2. heron (Ardeidae)[3]
    Synonyms: crëyr, crychydd
Derived terms
  • garan coronog (“black crowned crane”)
  • garan glas (“blue crane”)
  • garan gycyllog (“hooded crane”)
  • garan gyddfddu (“black-necked crane”)
  • garan Manshwria (“red-crowned crane”)
  • garan mursenaidd (“demoiselle crane”)
  • garan tagellog (“wattled crane”)
  • garan twyni (“sandhill crane”)
  • garan ubanol (“whooping crane”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
garan aran ngaran unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

garan

  1. Soft mutation of caran.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
caran garan ngharan charan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
  2. Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 22
  3. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “garan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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