aichan

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of aichan – see the following entry.

【あいちゃん】 [noun] [from 1892] (thief cant, obsolete) pickpocket

(This term, aichan, is the romaji of the above term.)

Scots

Etymology 1

Related to English awn and Old Norse ögn. See icker.

Alternative forms

• aichen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːxən/

Noun

aichan (plural aichans)

1. (Orkney) An ear of bere: a stalk of corn.

Etymology 2

Probably from Scottish Gaelic eachan.

Alternative forms

• achen, aiken

Noun

aichan (plural aichans)

1. Small bivalve found in sandy bays of the Firth of Clyde.

References

• “aichan, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.