luan

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlu(w)ɑn/

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luan (countable and uncountable, plural luans)

1. Alternative spelling of lauan

• Alun, An-lu, Anlu, Luna, auln, luna, ulan, ulna, unal

• luâ — Gheg

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin leō, leōnem.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /luˈan/
• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: lu‧án

luan m (plural luanë, definite luani, definite plural luanët)

1. (zoology) lion
2. (figurative, also as adjective) brave, valiant, courageous

luan

1. Nonstandard spelling of luán.
2. Nonstandard spelling of luǎn.
3. Nonstandard spelling of luàn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of lüán.
5. Nonstandard spelling of lüǎn.

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

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