kano
English
Etymology
Ultimately from Spanish americano (“male American”).
Noun
kano (plural kanos)
- (Philippines, slang) A male American.
Anagrams
- KAON, Kona, NKAO, kaon, koan, kōan
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish canoa, from Taíno *kanowa. The current spelling and pronunciation is likely influenced by French canot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaː.noː/
kano (file) - Hyphenation: ka‧no
- Rhymes: -aːnoː
Noun
kano m (plural kano's, diminutive kanootje n)
- canoe (a small long and narrow boat)
Derived terms
- kanoën
- kanovaren
Descendants
- Negerhollands: kanoe
- → Arawak: kano
Esperanto
Etymology
From Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾱ (kánnā), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm). Compare Italian canna, French canne, English cane.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkano]
- Rhymes: -ano
- Hyphenation: ka‧no
Noun
kano (accusative singular kanon, plural kanoj, accusative plural kanojn)
- reed, cane
- 1907, Kabe, chapter 21, in La Faraono, part 2, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:
- Kiel ventego de la dezerto vi falis, kie oni ne atendis vin; kaj kiel la bovo rompas kanon tiel vi frakasis la blindigitan malamikon.
- Like the desert storm you fell where not expected; as the cow breaks reed, so you shattered the blinded enemy.
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- cane (rod-shaped tool or device)
Derived terms
- sukerkano
See also
- junko
Faroese
Etymology
From Spanish canoa, from Taíno kanoa (“dugout canoe”).
Noun
kano f (genitive singular kanoar, plural kanoir)
- canoe (a small long and narrow boat)
Inflection
| Declension of kano | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f2 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kano | kanoin | kanoir | kanoirnar |
| accusative | kano | kanoina | kanoir | kanoirnar |
| dative | kano | kanoini | kanoum | kanounum |
| genitive | kanoar | kanoarinnar | kanoa | kanoanna |
Japanese
Romanization
kano
- Rōmaji transcription of かの
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *kano, from Proto-Oceanic *kanon (“flesh; kernel”). Compare Hawaiian ʻano.
Noun
kano
- color, pigment, hue, sort, kind
- seed, bean, grain, ovule
Derived terms
- kanokawhe
- tātari kano
- tūmau kano
References
- “kano” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From a Caribbean language, via Spanish canoa.
Noun
kano m (definite singular kanoen, indefinite plural kanoer, definite plural kanoene)
- a canoe (small long and narrow boat)
References
- “kano” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From a Caribbean language, via Spanish canoa.
Noun
kano m (definite singular kanoen, indefinite plural kanoar, definite plural kanoane)
- a canoe
References
- “kano” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French canot.
Noun
kano (definite accusative kanoyu, plural kanolar)
- canoe