noun, masculine/a.ɑ̃/plural: ahans
pain due to manual labour; groan
Inherited from Old French ahan, from Vulgar Latin *afannō, of unknown origin. Indirectly attested by the Old French ahaner and the Old Occitan afanar. Since afannō is a verb, ahan is likely a deverbal of ahaner, although ahan is attested first.