What is "gan"

Gan \Gan\, imp. of Gin. [See Gin, v.] Began; commenced.

Note: Gan was formerly used with the infinitive to form compound imperfects, as did is now employed. Gan regularly denotes the singular; the plural is usually denoted by gunne or gonne.

This man gan fall (i.e., fell) in great suspicion.
--Chaucer.

The little coines to their play gunne hie (i. e., hied).
--Chaucer.

Note: Later writers use gan both for singular and plural.

Yet at her speech their rages gan relent.
--Spenser.

Gin \Gin\ (g[i^]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gan (g[a^]n), Gon (g[o^]n), or Gun (g[u^]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Ginning.] [OE. ginnen, AS. ginnan (in comp.), prob. orig., to open, cut open, cf. OHG. inginnan to begin, open, cut open, and prob. akin to AS. g[=i]nan to yawn, and E. yawn. [root]31. See Yawn, v. i., and cf. Begin.] To begin; -- often followed by an infinitive without to; as, gan tell. See Gan. [Obs. or Archaic] ``He gan to pray.''
--Chaucer.

Etymology 1 vb. (en-simple past of: gin) Etymology 2

alt. (lb en obsolete outside Northumbria) To go. vb. (lb en obsolete outside Northumbria) To go.

1. See gin

2. [also: ganning, ganned]

1. n. strong liquor flavored with juniper berries

2. a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose [syn: snare, noose]

3. a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers [syn: cotton gin]

4. a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points [syn: gin rummy, knock rummy]

5. [also: ginning, ginned, gan]

1. v. separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin

2. trap with a snare; "gin game"

3. [also: ginning, ginned, gan]

The word Gan or the initials GAN may refer to:

• Gan Chinese, a variety of spoken Chinese
• GaN, an abbreviation for Gallium nitride
• GAN (cycling team), the former name of the Crédit Agricole cycling team
• GAN, a gene associated with Giant axonal neuropathy#Genetics#Giant axonal neuropathy
• Grant Anticipation Note, a type of highway financing

Gan ( Div: ގަން) is the southernmost island of Addu Atoll (previously also known as Seenu Atoll), as well as the southernmost island of the Maldives. It is relatively large by Maldive standards.

The origin of the word "Gan" is in the Sanskrit word "Grama", meaning "village".

Gan is the second largest island of the atoll, after Hithadhoo, and measures in area. Gan was formerly inhabited, but its inhabitants were moved to neighbouring islands after the British naval and airbase was built. It has had continuous human habitation since very ancient times. There were large cultivated fields of yams, manioc and coconut trees on this island. A former havitta at island's east end had to be removed to build the runway.

Gan has now a hotel catering for tourists and is connected by causeways to the neighbouring islands of Feydu, Maradu and Hithadhoo.

This island is not to be confused with two other Maldive islands called "Gan", Gan (Huvadhu Atoll) and Gan (Laamu Atoll).

Gan ( Dhivehi: ( ގަން) is one of the inhabited islands of Haddhunmathi Atoll, administrative code Laamu and the proposed capital for the Mathi-Dhekunu Province of the Maldives. Gan is the longest island of the Maldives. It is divided in wards, the northernmost of which is called Thundi in middle Mathimadhu and at the end Mukurimagu. Gan is connected with Maandhoo, the uninhabited island at its south. Maandhoo is linked with the regional domestic airport at Kadhdhoo by a short causeway. Kadhdhoo adjoins at its south with Fonadhoo, the capital of the atoll. The causeway which links between Kadhdhoo and Fonadhoo has almost one kilometer. The four islands Gan, Maandhoo, Kadhdhoo and Fonadhoo where it is linked with causeways stretches up to about 18 kilometers in length making up the longest lengthen of dry land in the Maldives.

This island should not be confused with other Maldive islands called 'Gan' in Addu Atoll and Huvadhu Atoll.

Gáň is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Gan was an ancient kingdom located what in what is now the province of Jiangxi in southern China. Gan is sometimes used as a nickname for Jiangxi.

Gan is one of the uninhabited islands of Southern Huvadhu Atoll, in the Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll administrative division of the Maldives.

Gan Island was formerly inhabited, but its inhabitants moved to neighboring islands after a severe epidemic at the end of the 18th century. Before that point, there is evidence of continuous human habitation since very ancient times. There are still large cultivated fields of yams, manioc and coconut trees on this island, which are used by neighboring islanders from Gaddu.

The origin of the word "Gan" is in the Sanskrit word "Grama", meaning "village". This island should not be confused with other Maldive islands called "Gan" in Addu Atoll and Haddummati Atoll.