Etymology

tian

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Today it means: An oval cooking-pot, traditionally used in Provence. Full definition →

Provençal tian ← Ancient Greek τήγανον
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tian · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτήγανον
  2. Provençal · derived fromtian
  3. English todaytian

From French, from Provençal tian, from Old Occitan, from Ancient Greek τήγανον (tḗganon), variant of τάγηνον (tágēnon, “frying pan”).

Tian · proper noun2

The pinyin romanization of Mandarin 田 (Tián).

Tian · proper noun3

The pinyin romanization of Mandarin 天 (Tiān).

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