kan
Translingual
Symbol
kan
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kannada.
English
Noun
kan (plural kans)
- Archaic form of khan.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Japanese 貫.
Noun
kan (plural kan)
- A Japanese unit of weight, approximately 3.75 kg or 8.267 lb.
- 2000, Hideo Yamashita, Healthy Culture and Unhealthy Culture:
- After having subtracted the bad and uncollectable debt above, the net property was around 32000 kan of silver […]
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Anagrams
- NAK, NKA, nak, nka
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch kan, singular of kunnen, from Middle Dutch cunnen, from Old Dutch cunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kan/
Audio (file)
Verb
kan (present kan, past kon)
- can
Alak
Noun
kan
- (Harak) woman
Alternative forms
- akan (Alak)
Further reading
- Theraphan L. Thongkum, The place of Lawi, Harak and Tariang within Bahnaric (1997), in The Mon-Khmer Studies Journal, volume 27
Awar
Noun
kan
- tree
Further reading
- Catherine Levy, Language Research in Papua New Guinea: A Case Study of Awar (2005)
Bambara
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kã˦ã˨]
Noun
kan
- (anatomy) neck
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Basque
Noun
kan
- inessive singular of ka
Bikol Central
Alternative forms
- kang
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kan/
Preposition
kan
- of—objective marker for nouns or phrases other than personal names.
- Harong kan panadero.
- House of the baker.
- Agom kan lalaki.
- Spouse of the man
See also
- kay
- ki
- nin
Breton
Noun
kan m
- song
Catalan
Alternative forms
- khan (superseded)
Etymology
From Medieval Latin chanis, from Turkic.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈkan/
Noun
kan m (plural kans)
- khan
Derived terms
- gran kan
- kanat
Further reading
- “kan” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Chuukese
Determiner
kan
- (possessive subject marker) these
Related terms
- ekkan
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- ka, kor
Etymology
From a variant of Middle High German gēn, gein, from gegen with elision of intervocalic -g-. Cognate with German gen; Alemannic German and Bavarian gan. Doublet of ghéghen.[1]
Preposition
kan
- in, at
- Ich hèrbighe kan 'Toballe, kor Baan, ka Sléeghe.
- I live in Mezzaselva, [a hamlet of] Roana, [a town in] Asiago.
- to, towards
- Ich ghéa inn ka Sléeghe, aus kan Bèarn, au kan Triin, abe kan Ròome.
- I go east to Asiago, out west to Verona, up north to Trentino, and down south to Rome.
References
- “gen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Further reading
- “kan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʰanˀ], [ˈkʰan], [ˈkʰa]
- Rhymes: -a
- Rhymes: -and
Verb
kan
- present of kunne
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑn/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: kan
- Rhymes: -ɑn
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch canne. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
kan f (plural kannen, diminutive kannetje n)
- jug
- pot (for tea, coffee, etc.)
- can (cylindrical vessel)
Derived terms
- bierkan
- koffiekan
- melkkan
- stroopkan
- waterkan
- wijnkan
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kan
- Negerhollands: kanintśi (from the diminutive)
- → Virgin Islands Creole: kaninsti (dated)
- → Japanese: 缶
- → Mahican: kánnisch
- → Papiamentu: kanika (from the diminutive)
- → Sranan Tongo: kan, kaniki, kannetje (from the diminutive)
- → Arawak: kâna, kána, kâniki (from the diminutive)
Etymology 2
From Old French chan, from Medieval Latin canus, caanus, of Turkic origin, from Old Turkic xān (xān, “Central Asian khan”), probably ultimately of non-Turkic (Central Asian) origin.[1]
Noun
kan m (plural kannen, diminutive kannetje n)
- khan (Turkish or Mongol ruler)
Derived terms
- kanaat
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
kan
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of kunnen
- imperative of kunnen
- (archaic) plural imperative of kunnen
Synonyms
- (present singular): kunt (2 sg.)- more formal
References
- “khan”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
French
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
kan m (plural kans)
- khan
Conjunction
kan
- (text messaging) Abbreviation of quand.
Adverb
kan
- (text messaging) Abbreviation of quand.
Further reading
- “kan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Gagauz
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *kiān (“blood”).
Noun
kan (definite accusative [[{{{1}}}#Gagauz|{{{1}}}]], plural [[{{{2}}}#Gagauz|{{{2}}}]])
- blood
German
Verb
kan
- Obsolete spelling of kann
Gun
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kã̀/
Verb
kàn
- to inquire
Derived terms
- kàn bíɔ́ (“to ask”)
- kàn bíọ́ (“to ask”)
Etymology 2
Compare Fon kán, Adja eka, Ewe ɛka, Saxwe Gbe okàn
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kã̀/
Noun
kàn (plural kàn lɛ́ or kàn lẹ́)
- rope, cord
Derived terms
- tɛ̀ kàn (“to phone/call”)
- tẹ̀ kàn (“to phone/call”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kã́/
Verb
kán
- to write
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French quand.
Adverb
kan
- when
Synonyms
- kilè
Hungarian
Etymology
Of unknown origin.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɒn]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɒn
Noun
kan (plural kanok)
- male pig
- Antonyms: koca, emse
- male boar (wild boar)
- male (of dogs or other domestic animals not larger than a pig)
- Antonym: szuka
- (colloquial) hunk, stud (a man with a sexual life more active than usual)
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | kan | kanok |
accusative | kant | kanokat |
dative | kannak | kanoknak |
instrumental | kannal | kanokkal |
causal-final | kanért | kanokért |
translative | kanná | kanokká |
terminative | kanig | kanokig |
essive-formal | kanként | kanokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | kanban | kanokban |
superessive | kanon | kanokon |
adessive | kannál | kanoknál |
illative | kanba | kanokba |
sublative | kanra | kanokra |
allative | kanhoz | kanokhoz |
elative | kanból | kanokból |
delative | kanról | kanokról |
ablative | kantól | kanoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular | kané | kanoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural | kanéi | kanokéi |
Possessive forms of kan | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | kanom | kanjaim |
2nd person sing. | kanod | kanjaid |
3rd person sing. | kanja | kanjai |
1st person plural | kanunk | kanjaink |
2nd person plural | kanotok | kanjaitok |
3rd person plural | kanjuk | kanjaik |
Derived terms
- kanász
- kanos
- kandüh
- tenyészkan
- vadkan
References
- kan in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
- kan in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- List of names for domestic animals (in Hungarian)
Indonesian
Etymology
Shortened from kan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kan/
- Hyphenation: bukan
- Rhymes: -an
Adverb
kan
- see; right
- Kan, sudah ku bilang jangan bermain korek api, kini kau rasakan akibatnya. ― See, I already told you before to not playing with the matches, now you receive the consequences.
- Ini punyamu, kan? ― This is yours, right?.
Further reading
- “kan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Isnag
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, compare Malay makan.
Verb
kan
- to eat
Japanese
Romanization
kan
- Rōmaji transcription of かん
- Rōmaji transcription of カン
Kera
Noun
kan
- water
References
- Takács, Gábor (2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 201, →ISBN:
- […] we should carefully distinguish the following Ch. roots from AA *m-ˀ "water" [GT]:
- (1) Ch. *h-m "water" [GT]: […] Kwang kàām [Jng.], Kera kan [Ebert] […]
Kholosi
Etymology
From Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇá).
Noun
kan ?
- (anatomy) ear
References
- Eric Anonby; Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014), “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx, pages 13-36
Lacandon
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *kaahn.
Noun
kan
- snake
Derived terms
- akꞌir chuj kan
- bʌkcheꞌkan
- chʌk kan
- ekꞌeꞌkan
- jach kan
- jachkan
- komir
- ruꞌkan
- yotꞌer kan
References
- Baer, Phillip; Baer, Mary; Chan Kꞌin, Manuel; Chan Kꞌin, Antonio (2018) Diccionaro maya lacandón (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 51) (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 93
Malay
Etymology
Shortened form of bukan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kan/
- Rhymes: -kan, -an
Adverb
kan
- isn't it?
- Cantik kan baju ni?
- Isn't this dress beautiful?
Mandarin
Romanization
kan
- Nonstandard spelling of kān.
- Nonstandard spelling of kǎn.
- Nonstandard spelling of kàn.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Maranao
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, compare Malay makan.
Verb
kan
- to eat
Marshallese
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [kɑnʲ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /kænʲ/
- Bender phonemes: {kan}
Verb
kan
- (transitive) to eat
References
Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French quand.
Adverb
kan
- when
Middle English
Noun
kan
- Alternative form of canne
Musi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaːn/
Adverb
kan
- no
- not
Usage notes
Kan is used to negate nouns and adverbs. To negate verbs or adjectives, use daq.
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
kan
- present of kunne
- can; may; be able to
- kan ikke ― cannot, can't
Noun
kan m (definite singular kanen, indefinite plural kaner, definite plural kanene)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by khan
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse kann.
Alternative forms
- (non-standard since 1938) kann
Verb
kan
- present tense of kunna and kunne
Noun
kan m (definite singular kanen, indefinite plural kanar, definite plural kanane)
- (pre-2005) alternative form of khan
Nupe
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Etymology
From clipping of kámi[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ká.ŋ̀/
Noun
káǹ
- farm
- Synonym: latí
References
- Isaac George (March 1970), “Nupe Tonology”, in Studies in African Linguistics
Romani
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (kaṇṇa),[1] from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa, “ear”).[1][2] Cognate with Hindi कान (kān) and Punjabi ਕੰਨ (kann, “ear”).
Noun
kan m (nominative plural kana)
- ear[1][2][3][4]
References
- Boretzky, Norbert; Igla, Birgit (1994), “kan”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 134a
- Yaron Matras (2002), “Historical and linguistic origins”, in Romani: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 41
- Marcel Courthiade (2009), “o kan, -es- m. -a, -en-”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (in Hungarian; English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, pages 185b-186a
- Yūsuke Sumi (2018), “kan, ~a”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス ロマ(ジプシー)語 [New Express Plus Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, published 2021, →ISBN, OCLC 1267332830, page 150
Seimat
Noun
kan
- water; fresh water
References
- Beata Wozna, Theresa Wilson, Seimat Grammar Essentials (2005)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kâːn/
- Rhymes: -âːn
Noun
kȃn m (Cyrillic spelling ка̑н)
- khan
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kan | kánovi |
genitive | kana | kanova |
dative | kanu | kanovima |
accusative | kana | kanove |
vocative | kane | kanovi |
locative | kanu | kanovima |
instrumental | kanom | kanovima |
Somali
Determiner
kan
- this (masculine)
Spanish
Noun
kan m (plural kanes)
- khan (ruler)
Further reading
- “kan”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kanː/
audio (file)
Verb
kan
- present of kunna
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English cunt.
Noun
kan
- (vulgar) cunt (female genitalia)
- (vulgar) cunt (term of abuse)
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قان (kan, “blood”), from Proto-Turkic *kiān (“blood”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkan/
Noun
kan (definite accusative kanı, plural kanlar)
- blood
- (dialectal) kitchen
Declension
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Definite accusative | kanı | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Definite accusative | kanı | kanları | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | kana | kanlara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | kanda | kanlarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | kandan | kanlardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Related terms
- kanlanmak
- kanlı
- kanlık
- kansız
Ute
- house
Wutunhua
Etymology
From Mandarin 看.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʰɑ]
Verb
kan
- to look
References
- Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun, University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN
Yami
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, compare Malay makan.
Verb
kan
- to eat
Yoruba
10 | ||||
1 | 2 → | 10 → | ||
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Cardinal: ọ̀kan, ení Counting: oókan Adjectival: kan, méní Ordinal: kìíní, kìn-ín-ní Adverbial: ẹ̀ẹ̀kan Distributive: ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan Collective: ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan |
Etymology 1
Derived from oókan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ꜜkã̄/
Adjective
kan
- one
Derived terms
- ẹ̀ẹ̀kan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kã̀/
Verb
kàn
- to touch, to concern
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kã́/
Verb
kán
- to break
- Synonym: fọ́
Yucatec Maya
Alternative forms
- can (obsolete)
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *koohng-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkan]
Numeral
kan
- four
References
- Beltrán de Santa Rosa María, Pedro (1746) Arte de el idioma maya reducido a succintas reglas, y semilexicon yucateco (in Spanish), Mexico: Por la Biuda de D. Joseph Bernardo de Hogal, page 152: “Can. Quatro. 4.”
- Montgomery, John (2004) Maya-English, English-Maya (Yucatec) Dictionary & Phrasebook, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN, pages 60, 203