kwan

See also: Kwan

English

Noun

kwan (plural kwans)

  1. A school of Korean martial arts.
    • 2010 September 8, Robert HILL, World of Martial Arts!, Lulu.com, →ISBN:
      Prior to the unification of the Kwans under the Korea Taekwondo Association, most of the major Kwans called their style Tang Soo Do, Kong Soo Do, or Kwon Bup.

Fang (Bantu)

Adjective

kwan

  1. sick

Japanese

Romanization

kwan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of くわん
  2. Rōmaji transcription of くゎん
  3. Rōmaji transcription of クヮン
  4. Rōmaji transcription of クァン

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably affixed wan +‎ ka-.

Noun

kwan

  1. place
  2. rank

Alternative forms
  • kwān

Derived terms
  • akwan
  • kwa-kwan
  • makwa-kwan
  • makwan-kwan
  • sakwan

Verb

kwan

  1. to order

Alternative forms

Further reading
  • "kwan" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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