English Explanatory Dictionary

duan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A division of a poem, especially an epic poem or a Scottish poem; a canto.
  2. A poem or song.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

duan duans

Etymology

From Irish and Scottish Gaelic duan, from Middle Irish dúan, from Proto-Indo-European *dh₂p-no- (compare Old Armenian տաւն (tawn, “feast, celebration”), Ancient Greek δαπάνη (dapánē, “cost”), Old Norse tafn (“sacrificial animal”) and Latin damnum (“damage”)), from *deh₂p- (“to sacrifice”).

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