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Gan vs Nan - What's the difference?

gan | nan |

As proper nouns the difference between gan and nan

is that gan is one of the major divisions of the Chinese language spoken in the Jiangxi province while Nan is {{given name|female|diminutive=Ann}} and Nancy.

As a verb gan

is simple past of gin.

As a noun nan is

affectionate name for a grandmother.

As an initialism NAN is

NMDA Antagonist Neurotoxicity.

gan

English

Etymology 1

See (m)

Verb

(head)
  • (gin)
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * gang

    Verb

  • To go.
  • References

    * * * * * *

    Anagrams

    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) ----

    nan

    English

    Etymology 1

    Possibly derived from a (etyl) language.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) Affectionate name for a grandmother.
  • Synonyms
    * nana * nanna

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anagrams

    * English palindromes ----