# vegan
## English
### Etymology

Clipping of vegetarian or vegetable, 1944. Coined by English vegan activist Donald Watson of the Vegan Society and first used in the name of The Vegan News.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈviːɡən/, /ˈveɪɡən/,
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Homophones: vaguen (one pronunciation), Vegan
* Rhymes: -iːɡən, -eɪɡən
* Hyphenation: ve‧gan

### Adjective

vegan (not comparable)
* (of a product or practice, especially food) Not containing animal products (meat, eggs, milk, leather, etc) or inherently involving animal use.
    Synonym: (of food) plant-based
    He eats a completely vegan diet.
    This chocolate cake is vegan.
** 1975 March 21, Judy Klemesrud, “Vegetarianism: Growing Way of Life, Especially Among the Young”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:Is their way of eating healthy and safe? Doctors and nutritionists generally give an almost unqualified “yes” to lacto‐ovo vegetarianism, but express some doubts about vegan diets.
** 2021 May 18, Jack Ewing, Lauren Hirsch, “The Big Money Is Going Vegan”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:The interest of heavyweight investors is confirmation that vegan food has gone mainstream, but it could also make it harder for Oatly to maintain its anti-establishment image.
* (of a person) Committed to avoiding any product or practice that inherently involves animal use.
    She is not vegan as she eats eggs and wears leather.
* Relating to vegans or veganism. [from 1944]
    Yesterday I went to a vegan party.
    She is interested in vegan philosophy.

#### Derived terms

* unvegan
* vegan burger
* veganhood
* veganic
* veganism
* veganist
* veganite
* vegansexual
* Veganuary

#### Translations
### Noun

vegan (plural vegans)
* A person who does not eat, drink or otherwise consume any animal products [from 1944]
* A person committed to avoiding products and practices that inherently involve animal use, including all foods containing animal products, and to abstaining from direct and intentional harm to animals as far as possible; an adherent to veganism.
    Our vegan-friendly shaving brush is made with synthetic bristles instead of badger hair.

#### Derived terms

* I'm a vegan

#### Translations
### See also

* vegetarian
* vegetarianism

### References

* ↑ Donald Watson (1965) “The Early History of the Vegan Movement”, in The Vegan‎, number Autumn, pages 5–7
* ↑ Donald Watson (1944 November) “Wanted – A Name”, in The Vegan News‎, number 1, page 2:We should all consider carefully what our Group, and our magazine, and ourselves, shall be called. 'Non-dairy' has become established as a generally understood colloquialism, but like 'non-lacto' it is too negative. Moreover it does not imply that we are opposed to the use of eggs as food. We need a name that suggests what we do eat, and if possible one that conveys the idea that even with all animal foods taboo, Nature still offers us a bewildering assortment from which to choose. 'Vegetarian' and 'Fruitarian' are already associated with societies that allow the 'fruits'(!) of cows and fowls, therefore it seems we must make a new and appropriate word. As this first issue of our periodical had to be named, I have used the title "The Vegan News". Should we adopt this, our diet will soon become known as a VEGAN diet, and we should aspire to the rank of VEGANS. Members' suggestions will be welcomed. The virtue of having a short title is best known to those of us who, as secretaries of vegetarian societies have to type or write the word vegetarian thousands of times a year!
* 1 2 “vegan”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

### Further reading

* vegan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Ganev, Vange, ganev

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvɛɡan]

### Noun

vegan m anim (female equivalent veganka)
* vegan (veganism supporter)

#### Related terms

* veganský
* veganství

#### See also

* vegetarián m
* vegetariánství n

### Further reading

* “vegan”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English vegan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈviɡən/

### Adjective

vegan (not comparable)
* vegan
    Synonym: veganistisch

### Noun

vegan m or f (plural vegans)
* vegan
    Synonyms: veganist, veganiste

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from English vegan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /veˈɡaːn/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aːn

### Adjective

vegan (strong nominative masculine singular veganer, comparative veganer, superlative am vegansten)
* vegan
** 2014, Boris Gromodka, Sabine Eichhorst, Veggie Family: Unser neues Leben ohne Fleisch‎, Bastei Lübbe, →ISBN:Außerdem leben wir in Frankfurt-Bornheim in der mutmaßlich vegansten Gegend Deutschlands: Im Umkreis von einem Quadratkilometer gibt es einen veganen Supermarkt und vier herkömmliche Supermärkte, deren vegetarisches und veganes Angebot ständig wächst, sogar Aldi hat Veggieburger, Sojadrinks und Tofuwürstchen im Sortiment.In addition, we live in Frankfurt-Bornheim in what is probably the most vegan area in Germany: within a square kilometer there is a vegan supermarket and four conventional supermarkets, whose vegetarian and vegan range is constantly growing, even Aldi has veggie burgers, soy drinks and tofu sausages in its range.
** 2021 November 6, Andreas Rüttenauer, “Zertifikatehandel mit dem Klimagewissen: Schweinsbraten gegen Waschnüsse”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:An der nächsten Straßenecke ist ein Start-up, das veganes Hundefutter vertreibt. So ist das heute wohl, denke ich und ergötze mich am Wohlklang, den das Zermalmen der Schweinsbratenkruste verursacht.On the next street corner is a start-up that sells vegan dog food. That's the way it is today but I prefer the sound of crushing the roast pork crust.

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “vegan” in Duden online
* “vegan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Malay
### Etymology

Borrowed from English vegan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [vi.ɡən], [vi.ɡan]
* Rhymes: -ən, -an
* Hyphenation: ve‧gan

### Noun

vegan (Jawi spelling ۏيݢان, plural vegan-vegan, informal 1st possessive veganku, 2nd possessive veganmu, 3rd possessive vegannya)
* A vegan.

#### Related terms

* veganisme (“veganism”)

### Further reading

* “vegan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

Borrowed from English vegan, a clipping of either vegetarian or vegetable. Coined by Donald Watson of the Vegan Society and first appeared in The Vegan News.

### Noun

vegan m (definite singular veganen, indefinite plural veganer, definite plural veganene)
* a vegan

#### Synonyms

* veganer

#### Related terms

* vegansk
* veganisme

### References

* “vegan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

Borrowed from English vegan.

### Noun

vegan m (definite singular veganen, indefinite plural veganar, definite plural veganane)
* a vegan

#### Synonyms

* veganar

#### Related terms

* vegansk

### References

* “vegan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Noun

vegan c
* a vegan (someone who does not consume animal products)

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | vegan | vegans |
| singular | definite | veganen | veganens |
| plural | indefinite | veganer | veganers |
| plural | definite | veganerna | veganernas |

#### Related terms

* vegansk

#### See also

* vegetarian

### References

* vegan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* vegan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* vegan in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)