tchian
Norman
Alternative forms
- qùyin (continental Normandy)
- tchen, t'chen (Guernsey)
- kyã (Sark)
Etymology
From Old French chien, from Latin canis, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn-i-, derived from *ḱwṓ (“dog”).
Pronunciation
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Noun
tchian m (plural tchians, feminine tchianne)
- (Jersey, Guernsey) dog
- 2006, Marie de Garis, ‘Enne p'tite ôlure’, P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press 2006, p. 22:
- La bête qui vit était daeux caoups aussi grànd qué lé pus grand tchen.
- The beast he saw was twice as big as the biggest dog.
- La bête qui vit était daeux caoups aussi grànd qué lé pus grand tchen.
- 2006, TA Grut, ‘Les T'chens’, P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press 2006, p. 58:
- Lè dangier dans les rues est terriblle, atou les motos, les ‘bikes’ et les t'chens.
- The danger in the streets is terrible, with all the motorbikes, the bikes and the dogs.
- Lè dangier dans les rues est terriblle, atou les motos, les ‘bikes’ et les t'chens.
- 2006, Marie de Garis, ‘Enne p'tite ôlure’, P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press 2006, p. 22:
Derived terms
- caûd tchian (“hot dog”)
- langue dé tchian (“hound's tongue”)
- tchian d'berger (“sheepdog”)
- tchian d'race (“pedigree dog”)
- tchian d'St Mâlo (“poodle”)
- tchian mêlé (“mongrel dog”)
- v'licot à tchian (“netted dog whelk”)
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