taan
taan noun: a rapid melodic vocal technique in raga singing.
Noun
taan (plural taans)
- A rapid melodic vocal technique in raga singing.
- Her voice was steady as a surgeon's hand. When it zigzagged, it was because she wanted to take a taan that slithered like a snake as it flashed past, progressing sideways across the sand.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 147
Proper noun capitalized: Taan
Taan
- Alternative form of Daan.
- Also, a county and municipality pretest was conducted in selected Taan District, in Taipei municipality and Taishan township in Taipei county to test the feasibility and soundness of all designs.1975, An Extract Report on the 1975 Sample Census of Population and Housing: Taiwan-Fukien Area, Republic of China, →OCLC, page 6
- As far as the Taipei Islamic center is concerned, no firm decision has been made so far, according to Hsu.
But space has been allocated for the center in front of the existing Taipei Grand Mosque in the Taan district on an area of more than 36,000 square feet.1978 December 3, “Saudi links boost people's interest in Islam”, in Free China Weekly, volume XIX, number 48, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 2
Forms of taan
| plural | taans |
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Origin of taan
From Hindi तान (tān)/Urdu تان (tān).
From Mandarin 大安 (Dà'ān) Wade–Giles romanization: Ta⁴-an¹.
Questions about taan
- What does taan mean?
- Taan means a rapid melodic vocal technique in raga singing.
- What part of speech is taan?
- Taan can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of taan?
- The plural of taan is taans.
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