kwan

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English

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Korean 拳／권 (gwon, “fist”)?”

Noun

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kwan (plural kwans)

  1. A school of Korean martial arts.
    • 2010 September 8, Robert HILL, World of Martial Arts!, Lulu.com, →ISBN:
      Prior to the unification of the Kwans under the Korea Taekwondo Association, most of the major Kwans called their style Tang Soo Do, Kong Soo Do, or Kwon Bup.

Anagrams

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Fang (Bantu)

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Adjective

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kwan

  1. sick

Japanese

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Romanization

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kwan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of くわん
  2. Rōmaji transcription of くゎん
  3. Rōmaji transcription of クヮン
  4. Rōmaji transcription of クァン

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Unknown, probably affixed wan +‎ ka-.

Noun

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kwan

  1. place
  2. rank

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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Verb

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kwan

  1. to order

Alternative forms

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Further reading

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  • "kwan" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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