oan

Frisian (Western)

preposition
Definitions
  • on (not "on top of") :: Example: "oan 'e oare kant" (on the other hand, lit, "on the other side") :: Example: "it skilderij hinget oan 'e muorre" (the painting hangs on the wall)
  • to, towards

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian on inherited from Proto-Germanic *an (so, well, on, then, whether).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*an

Gloss

so, well, on, then, whether

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

井

Emoji

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