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can.

soul, life, being

3 characters1 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒan/

  1. soul, life, being

  2. heart, soul

  3. HP, hitpoints, health

  4. sweetheart

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جان, from Classical Persian جَان (jān, “soul, vital spirit, life”), Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (HYA), from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”). Doublet of anime through PIE.

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