कान

See also: कौन, कुन, किन, कोना, and कुनै

Hindi

कान

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑖎𑖜𑖿𑖜 (kaṇṇa), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (kaṇṇa), from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa, “ear”). Doublet of कर्ण (karṇ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑːn/, [kä̃ːn]

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Noun

कान • (kān) m (Urdu spelling کان)

1. (anatomy) ear

   हर आदमी दो कानों के साथ पैदा होता है।

   har ādmī do kānõ ke sāth paidā hotā hai.

   Every man is born with two ears.

   मुझे आपके कान में कुछ कहना है।

   mujhe āpke kān mẽ kuch kahnā hai.

   I have to whisper something in your ear.

Declension

Declension of कान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कान kān	कान kān
oblique	कान kān	कानों kānõ
vocative	कान kān	कानो kāno

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “कान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kárṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑖎𑖜𑖿𑖜 (kaṇṇa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (kaṇṇa), from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa, “ear”). Cognate with Marathi कान (kān), Hindi कान (kān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑːn]

Noun

कान • (kān) m (Latin script kan, Kannada script ಕಾನ್)

1. (anatomy) ear

Declension

Declension of कान
	singular	plural
ergative	कानान (kānān)	कानान्नि (kānānni)
nominative	कान (kān)	काना (kānā)
vocative	काना (kānā)	कानान्नो (kānānno)
accusative/dative	कानाक (kānāk)	कानांक (kānānk)
superessive	कानार/कानाचेर (kānār/kānācer)	कानान्चेर (kānāncer)
instrumental	कानानि (kānāni)	कानान्नि (kānānni)
ablative	कानात्ल्यान (kānātlyān)	कानान्त्ल्यान (kānāntlyān)

Genitive declension of कान
	masculine object		feminine object
	singular	plural	singular	plural
singular subject	कानाचो (kānātso)	कानाचे (kānāce)	कानाचि (kānāci)	कानाचि (kānāci)
plural subject	कानान्चो (kānāntso)	कानान्चे (kānānce)	कानान्चि (kānānci)	कानान्चि (kānānci)

Marathi

कान

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kan/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘡 (kāna), from Apabhramsa 𑖎𑖜𑖿𑖜 (kaṇṇa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (kaṇṇa), from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa).

Noun

कान • (kān) m

1. (anatomy) ear

   Synonym: कर्ण (karṇa) (literary)

2. (containers) handle
3. (firearms) touch hole

Declension

Declension of कान (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	कान kān
direct plural	कान kān
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	कान kān		कान kān
oblique सामान्यरूप	काना kānā		कानां- kānān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	कानाला kānālā		कानांना kānānnā
ergative	कानाने, कानानं kānāne, kānāna		कानांनी kānānnī
instrumental	कानाशी kānāśī		कानांशी kānānśī
locative सप्तमी	कानात kānāt		कानांत kānāt
vocative संबोधन	काना kānā		कानांनो kānānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of कान (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	कानाचा kānāċā	कानाचे kānāċe	कानाची kānācī	कानाच्या kānācā	कानाचे, कानाचं kānāċe, kānāċa	कानाची kānācī	कानाच्या kānācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	कानांचा kānānċā	कानांचे kānānċe	कानांची kānāñcī	कानांच्या kānāncā	कानांचे, कानांचं kānānċe, kānānċa	कानांची kānāñcī	कानांच्या kānāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Cannes.

Proper noun

कान • (kān) ?

1. Cannes (a city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “कान”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kárṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nihali

Noun

कान (kān)

1. mosquito

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑖎𑖜𑖿𑖜 (kaṇṇa), Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (kaṇṇa), from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘡 (kāna).

Noun

कान • (kāna) m

1. (anatomy) ear

Descendants

• Gujarati: કાન (kān)
• Old Marwari: कान (kān)