ván

See also: van, vãn, vạn, văn, vắn, vằn, vặn, vân, vấn, vần, vẫn, and vận

Old Norse

Alternative forms

vón, ón

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wēniz.

Noun

ván f (genitive vánar, plural vánir)

hope, expectation

Declension

Declension of ván (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ván	vánin	vánir	vánirnar
accusative	ván	vánina	vánir	vánirnar
dative	ván	váninni	vánum	vánunum
genitive	vánar	vánarinnar	vána	vánanna

Related terms

vána
væna
vænta

Descendants

Icelandic: von
Faroese: vón
Norwegian: von
Westrobothnian: von

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vaːn˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vaːŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vaːŋ˦˥] ~ [jaːŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 板 (SV: bản).

Noun

(classifier tấm) ván (板, 版, 𥯈)

a plank (long, broad and thick piece of timber)
ván ép
plywood

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 盤 (SV: bàn).

Noun

ván

(card games, board games) a game
đánh 2 ván bài/cờ
to play 2 card games/games of xiangqi/chess

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