काना
Hindi
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀡 (kāṇa), from Sanskrit काण (kāṇa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑː.nɑː/
Adjective
काना • (kānā)
- one-eyed
- अंधों में काना राजा। ― andhõ mẽ kānā rājā. ― In [the land of] the blind, the one-eyed [man] is king.
- (figuratively) full of holes; worthless; spoiled (of fruit)
Declension
| Declension of काना | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | ||||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | ||
| Direct | काना (kānā) | काने (kāne) | कानी (kānī) | कानी (kānī) | |
| Oblique | काने (kāne) | काने (kāne) | कानी (kānī) | कानी (kānī) | |
| Vocative | काने (kāne) | काने (kāne) | कानी (kānī) | कानी (kānī) | |
Noun
काना • (kānā) m
- an one-eyed man; a cyclops
Declension
| Declension of काना | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | काना (kānā) | काने (kāne) |
| Oblique | काने (kāne) | कानों (kānõ) |
| Vocative | काने (kāne) | कानो (kāno) |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “काना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 189