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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Japanese 仮名(かな) (kana, “phonetic character”, literally “borrowed character”, from the way that kana were originally Chinese characters "borrowed" for their phonetic values).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kana (plural kana or kanas)

  1. The hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are made up of characters that represent individual syllables, which are used to write Japanese words and particles. Kana are derived from kanji.
  2. A hiragana or katakana character.
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Translations
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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kana (invariable)

  1. (Singapore, Singlish) Alternative form of kena

Anagrams

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Apalaí

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *kana (“fish”).

Noun

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kana

  1. fish

Atong (India)

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kana (Bengali script কানা)

  1. blind person

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Balinese

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Romanization

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kana

  1. Romanization of ᬓᬦ
  2. Romanization of ᬓᬦᬵ

Big Nambas

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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kana

  1. I

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Breton

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Etymology

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From Middle Breton canaff, from Proto-Brythonic *kėnɨd (compare Welsh canu), from Proto-Celtic *kaneti (“to sing”) (compare Irish canadh), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-.

Verb

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kana

  1. to sing

Mutation

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Mutation of kana
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed
kana gana c'hana unchanged unchanged

Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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  • na — short form, only used mid-sentence

Etymology

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Initial "ka-" is shared with other demonstratives kari (“this”), kani (“this”) and kadto (“that”). Related to dinha (“there”), nganha (“hither”), anaa (“there be”), and anha (“to go”), in a similar pattern with other Cebuano demonstrative pronouns. Compare Hiligaynon ina, Tagalog iyan.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /kaˈnaʔ/ [kɐˈn̪aʔ]

  • Hyphenation: ka‧na

Adverb

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kanâ

  1. that (near the listener)

See also

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Cebuano demonstrative pronouns
Direct* Indirect* Oblique Locative Allative Existential** Interjection** Manner**
Full Short Full Short Full Short Full Short Full Short
Near speaker*** karí
kirí 		ri niari
niiri 		ari
iri 		kan-ari†
kan-iri† 		dirí ngarí adia dia diará dará ingon ari Ø
Near speaker and listener*** kaní
kiní 		ni niani
niini 		ani
ini 		kan-ani†
kan-ini† 		dinhi nganhi ania nia niará Ø ingon ani ing-ani
in-ani
Near listener kanâ nà nianà anà kan-anà† dinhà
dirâ 		nganhà
ngarâ 		anaa naa naará nará ingon anà ing-anà
in-anà
Remote kadto
kató 		to niadto
niato 		adto
ato 		kan-adto† didto ngadto atua tua tuará turá ingon adto
ingon ato 		ing-ato
in-ato
†Archaic
*When the demonstrative is used as a predicate, the full form must be used. Short forms never start sentences.
**Full and short forms used interchangeably. Full forms may be more formal, while short forms may be more colloquial.
***These two series may be conflated in colloquial Cebuano.

Chuukese

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Determiner

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kana

  1. (possessive subject marker) those
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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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kana

  1. masculine singular present transgressive of kanout

Estonian

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Kana.

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kana, from Proto-Germanic *hanô. Cognates include Finnish kana.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑnɑ/, [ˈkɑnɑ]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧na
  • Rhymes: -ɑnɑ

Noun

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kana (genitive kana, partitive kana)

  1. chicken
  2. (specifically) hen

Declension

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Declension of kana (ÕS type 17u/sõna, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kana kanad
accusative nom.
gen. kana
genitive kanade
partitive kana kanu
kanasid
illative kanna
kanasse 		kanadesse
kanusse
inessive kanas kanades
kanus
elative kanast kanadest
kanust
allative kanale kanadele
kanule
adessive kanal kanadel
kanul
ablative kanalt kanadelt
kanult
translative kanaks kanadeks
kanuks
terminative kanani kanadeni
essive kanana kanadena
abessive kanata kanadeta
comitative kanaga kanadega

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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Fijian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central-Pacific *kani, from Proto-Oceanic *kani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Verb

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kana

  1. to eat (consume)

Noun

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kana

  1. meal

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Finnic *kana, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hanô (“rooster, cock”),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (“to sing”). Cognates include Estonian kana, English hen.

Noun

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kana

  1. chicken (domestic fowl of species Gallus gallus, Gallus domesticus)
    Synonyms: kaakattaja, munija, (collective) siipikarja
    kanalintu ― gallinaceous bird
    1. chicken (meat from this bird eaten as food)
      Synonym: kananliha
  2. hen (female chicken)
  3. hen (female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl)
  4. (derogatory) An unintelligent, talkative woman.
    Synonym: kanamainen nainen
  5. (archaic) woman, sweetheart
    Synonyms: (archaic) kulta, rakastajatar, vaimo, nainen
    • 1835, Elias Lönnrot, Kalevala:
      Sanoi Pohjolan emäntä, itse lausui, noin nimesi:/ Kummallenp’ on mielit mennä, kun tulevat tahtomahan/ ikuiseksi ystäväksi, kainaloiseksi kanaksi?
      Said the mistress of Pohjola, stated herself, thus worded:/ To which one do you want to go, when they come to woo you/ to be their eternal friend, a chicken under their arm?
Usage notes
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The word kana usually refers to a mature bird. The Finnish translation for "chicken" in the sense "young hen" is kananpoika or broileri.

Declension
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Inflection of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kana kanat
genitive kanan kanojen
partitive kanaa kanoja
illative kanaan kanoihin
singular plural
nominative kana kanat
accusative nom. kana kanat
gen. kanan
genitive kanan kanojen
kanain rare
partitive kanaa kanoja
inessive kanassa kanoissa
elative kanasta kanoista
illative kanaan kanoihin
adessive kanalla kanoilla
ablative kanalta kanoilta
allative kanalle kanoille
essive kanana kanoina
translative kanaksi kanoiksi
abessive kanatta kanoitta
instructive — kanoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kanani kanani
accusative nom. kanani kanani
gen. kanani
genitive kanani kanojeni
kanaini rare
partitive kanaani kanojani
inessive kanassani kanoissani
elative kanastani kanoistani
illative kanaani kanoihini
adessive kanallani kanoillani
ablative kanaltani kanoiltani
allative kanalleni kanoilleni
essive kananani kanoinani
translative kanakseni kanoikseni
abessive kanattani kanoittani
instructive — —
comitative — kanoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kanasi kanasi
accusative nom. kanasi kanasi
gen. kanasi
genitive kanasi kanojesi
kanaisi rare
partitive kanaasi kanojasi
inessive kanassasi kanoissasi
elative kanastasi kanoistasi
illative kanaasi kanoihisi
adessive kanallasi kanoillasi
ablative kanaltasi kanoiltasi
allative kanallesi kanoillesi
essive kananasi kanoinasi
translative kanaksesi kanoiksesi
abessive kanattasi kanoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kanoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kanamme kanamme
accusative nom. kanamme kanamme
gen. kanamme
genitive kanamme kanojemme
kanaimme rare
partitive kanaamme kanojamme
inessive kanassamme kanoissamme
elative kanastamme kanoistamme
illative kanaamme kanoihimme
adessive kanallamme kanoillamme
ablative kanaltamme kanoiltamme
allative kanallemme kanoillemme
essive kananamme kanoinamme
translative kanaksemme kanoiksemme
abessive kanattamme kanoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kanoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kananne kananne
accusative nom. kananne kananne
gen. kananne
genitive kananne kanojenne
kanainne rare
partitive kanaanne kanojanne
inessive kanassanne kanoissanne
elative kanastanne kanoistanne
illative kanaanne kanoihinne
adessive kanallanne kanoillanne
ablative kanaltanne kanoiltanne
allative kanallenne kanoillenne
essive kanananne kanoinanne
translative kanaksenne kanoiksenne
abessive kanattanne kanoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kanoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kanansa kanansa
accusative nom. kanansa kanansa
gen. kanansa
genitive kanansa kanojensa
kanainsa rare
partitive kanaansa kanojaan
kanojansa
inessive kanassaan
kanassansa 		kanoissaan
kanoissansa
elative kanastaan
kanastansa 		kanoistaan
kanoistansa
illative kanaansa kanoihinsa
adessive kanallaan
kanallansa 		kanoillaan
kanoillansa
ablative kanaltaan
kanaltansa 		kanoiltaan
kanoiltansa
allative kanalleen
kanallensa 		kanoilleen
kanoillensa
essive kananaan
kananansa 		kanoinaan
kanoinansa
translative kanakseen
kanaksensa 		kanoikseen
kanoiksensa
abessive kanattaan
kanattansa 		kanoittaan
kanoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kanoineen
kanoinensa
Derived terms
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compounds
See also
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References

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  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “kana”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Japanese 仮名(かな) (kana).

Noun

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kana

  1. kana (Japanese syllabary)
Declension
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Inflection of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kana kanat
genitive kanan kanojen
partitive kanaa kanoja
illative kanaan kanoihin
singular plural
nominative kana kanat
accusative nom. kana kanat
gen. kanan
genitive kanan kanojen
kanain rare
partitive kanaa kanoja
inessive kanassa kanoissa
elative kanasta kanoista
illative kanaan kanoihin
adessive kanalla kanoilla
ablative kanalta kanoilta
allative kanalle kanoille
essive kanana kanoina
translative kanaksi kanoiksi
abessive kanatta kanoitta
instructive — kanoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kanani kanani
accusative nom. kanani kanani
gen. kanani
genitive kanani kanojeni
kanaini rare
partitive kanaani kanojani
inessive kanassani kanoissani
elative kanastani kanoistani
illative kanaani kanoihini
adessive kanallani kanoillani
ablative kanaltani kanoiltani
allative kanalleni kanoilleni
essive kananani kanoinani
translative kanakseni kanoikseni
abessive kanattani kanoittani
instructive — —
comitative — kanoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kanasi kanasi
accusative nom. kanasi kanasi
gen. kanasi
genitive kanasi kanojesi
kanaisi rare
partitive kanaasi kanojasi
inessive kanassasi kanoissasi
elative kanastasi kanoistasi
illative kanaasi kanoihisi
adessive kanallasi kanoillasi
ablative kanaltasi kanoiltasi
allative kanallesi kanoillesi
essive kananasi kanoinasi
translative kanaksesi kanoiksesi
abessive kanattasi kanoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kanoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kanamme kanamme
accusative nom. kanamme kanamme
gen. kanamme
genitive kanamme kanojemme
kanaimme rare
partitive kanaamme kanojamme
inessive kanassamme kanoissamme
elative kanastamme kanoistamme
illative kanaamme kanoihimme
adessive kanallamme kanoillamme
ablative kanaltamme kanoiltamme
allative kanallemme kanoillemme
essive kananamme kanoinamme
translative kanaksemme kanoiksemme
abessive kanattamme kanoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kanoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kananne kananne
accusative nom. kananne kananne
gen. kananne
genitive kananne kanojenne
kanainne rare
partitive kanaanne kanojanne
inessive kanassanne kanoissanne
elative kanastanne kanoistanne
illative kanaanne kanoihinne
adessive kanallanne kanoillanne
ablative kanaltanne kanoiltanne
allative kanallenne kanoillenne
essive kanananne kanoinanne
translative kanaksenne kanoiksenne
abessive kanattanne kanoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kanoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kanansa kanansa
accusative nom. kanansa kanansa
gen. kanansa
genitive kanansa kanojensa
kanainsa rare
partitive kanaansa kanojaan
kanojansa
inessive kanassaan
kanassansa 		kanoissaan
kanoissansa
elative kanastaan
kanastansa 		kanoistaan
kanoistansa
illative kanaansa kanoihinsa
adessive kanallaan
kanallansa 		kanoillaan
kanoillansa
ablative kanaltaan
kanaltansa 		kanoiltaan
kanoiltansa
allative kanalleen
kanallensa 		kanoilleen
kanoillensa
essive kananaan
kananansa 		kanoinaan
kanoinansa
translative kanakseen
kanaksensa 		kanoikseen
kanoiksensa
abessive kanattaan
kanattansa 		kanoittaan
kanoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kanoineen
kanoinensa

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Old Swedish kana.

Noun

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kana (dialectal)

  1. Synonym of kokka (“bow of a boat”)
Declension
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Inflection of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kana kanat
genitive kanan kanojen
partitive kanaa kanoja
illative kanaan kanoihin
singular plural
nominative kana kanat
accusative nom. kana kanat
gen. kanan
genitive kanan kanojen
kanain rare
partitive kanaa kanoja
inessive kanassa kanoissa
elative kanasta kanoista
illative kanaan kanoihin
adessive kanalla kanoilla
ablative kanalta kanoilta
allative kanalle kanoille
essive kanana kanoina
translative kanaksi kanoiksi
abessive kanatta kanoitta
instructive — kanoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kanani kanani
accusative nom. kanani kanani
gen. kanani
genitive kanani kanojeni
kanaini rare
partitive kanaani kanojani
inessive kanassani kanoissani
elative kanastani kanoistani
illative kanaani kanoihini
adessive kanallani kanoillani
ablative kanaltani kanoiltani
allative kanalleni kanoilleni
essive kananani kanoinani
translative kanakseni kanoikseni
abessive kanattani kanoittani
instructive — —
comitative — kanoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kanasi kanasi
accusative nom. kanasi kanasi
gen. kanasi
genitive kanasi kanojesi
kanaisi rare
partitive kanaasi kanojasi
inessive kanassasi kanoissasi
elative kanastasi kanoistasi
illative kanaasi kanoihisi
adessive kanallasi kanoillasi
ablative kanaltasi kanoiltasi
allative kanallesi kanoillesi
essive kananasi kanoinasi
translative kanaksesi kanoiksesi
abessive kanattasi kanoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kanoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kanamme kanamme
accusative nom. kanamme kanamme
gen. kanamme
genitive kanamme kanojemme
kanaimme rare
partitive kanaamme kanojamme
inessive kanassamme kanoissamme
elative kanastamme kanoistamme
illative kanaamme kanoihimme
adessive kanallamme kanoillamme
ablative kanaltamme kanoiltamme
allative kanallemme kanoillemme
essive kananamme kanoinamme
translative kanaksemme kanoiksemme
abessive kanattamme kanoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kanoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kananne kananne
accusative nom. kananne kananne
gen. kananne
genitive kananne kanojenne
kanainne rare
partitive kanaanne kanojanne
inessive kanassanne kanoissanne
elative kanastanne kanoistanne
illative kanaanne kanoihinne
adessive kanallanne kanoillanne
ablative kanaltanne kanoiltanne
allative kanallenne kanoillenne
essive kanananne kanoinanne
translative kanaksenne kanoiksenne
abessive kanattanne kanoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kanoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kanansa kanansa
accusative nom. kanansa kanansa
gen. kanansa
genitive kanansa kanojensa
kanainsa rare
partitive kanaansa kanojaan
kanojansa
inessive kanassaan
kanassansa 		kanoissaan
kanoissansa
elative kanastaan
kanastansa 		kanoistaan
kanoistansa
illative kanaansa kanoihinsa
adessive kanallaan
kanallansa 		kanoillaan
kanoillansa
ablative kanaltaan
kanaltansa 		kanoiltaan
kanoiltansa
allative kanalleen
kanallensa 		kanoilleen
kanoillensa
essive kananaan
kananansa 		kanoinaan
kanoinansa
translative kanakseen
kanaksensa 		kanoikseen
kanoiksensa
abessive kanattaan
kanattansa 		kanoittaan
kanoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kanoineen
kanoinensa
Derived terms
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compounds

Anagrams

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French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kana m (plural kanas)

  1. kana

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Hanunoo

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Etymology

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Compare Tagalog kina.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkana/ [ˈkɐ.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: ka‧na

Preposition

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kana (Hanunoo spelling ᜣᜨ)

  1. used to mark oblique cases of personal nouns: to; toward; of; from; etc.
    kana Gawid ― to/for/of/from Gawid and his companions, family, etc.

Usage notes

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  • Used for multiple people. When referring to a single person, use kan.
  • Even if only one person's name was mentioned, a group of people that includes person is implied.

Further reading

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  • Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 139

Ingrian

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Kana.

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kana. Cognates include Finnish kana and Estonian kana.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kana

  1. hen
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:
      Kana, ka-ka-ka, na, mama, kana.
      A hen, cluck cluck cluck, here, mommy, a hen.
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 4:
      Kana kaakatta. Sika röhkää.
      A hen cackles. A pig oinks.
    • 1937, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 80:
      Kanan äänee jooksi pertist Darja-ämmä.
      Granny Darja ran out of the cottage towards the sound of the hen.

Declension

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Declension of kana (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative kana kanat
genitive kanan kannoin
partitive kannaa kanoja
illative kannaa kannoi
inessive kanas kanois
elative kanast kanoist
allative kanalle kanoille
adessive kanal kanoil
ablative kanalt kanoilt
translative kanaks kanoiks
essive kananna, kannaan kanoinna, kannoin
exessive1) kanant kanoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
Soikkola declension of kana
singular plural
nominative kana kanat
genitive kanan kannoin
partitive kannaa kannooja
illative kannaa kannoi
inessive kanas kanois
elative kanast kanoist
allative kanalle kanoille
adessive kanal kanoil
ablative kanalt kanoilt
translative kanaks kanoiks
essive kannaan kannoin
exessive1) kannaant kannoint
1) Obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Fedor Tumansky (1790) “кана”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 681
  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 58
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 130
  • Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎[4], →ISBN, page 79

Japanese

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Romanization

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kana

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かな

Kamba

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Kamba cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : kana

Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-nàì.

Numeral

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kana

  1. four
Kamba Number Inflections
Noun Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
singular Mundu Muti Numba Kimanda Itumbi Uwathi Kaindo Wandu Kuthaima
One - mondi mondi mmondi mondi kimondi imondi mondi kamondi wamondi kumondi
plural Andu Miti Numba Imanda Matumbi Mbathi Tuindo Wandu Kuthaima
Two - keri aeri yeri yiri iyiri mairi yiri twiri wairi kwiri
Three - kadatu adatu midatu datu idatu madatu datu tudatu wadetu kudatu
Four - kana akana mina kana ina mana kana twana wana kwana
Five - kathano athano mithano thano ithano mathano thano tuthano wathano kuthano
Six - thandatu thandatu thandato thandatu thandatu thandatu thandatu thandatu thandatu thandatu
Seven - monza monza mimonza monza imonza mamonza monza tumonza wamonza kumonza
Eight - nyanya nyanya nyanya nyanya nyanya nyanya nyanya nyanya nyanya nyanya
Nine - kenda kenda kenda kenda kenda kenda kenda kenda kenda kenda
Ten - ikumi kumi kumi kumi kumi kumi kumi kumi kumi kumi

Kapampangan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kəˈna/ [kəˈnä]
  • IPA(key): /kəˈnaʔ/ [kəˈnäʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧na

Determiner

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kana or kanâ

  1. put; to place
    Synonym: lage
  2. to leave something somewhere
    Synonym: maglakuwan

Etymology 2

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From ka +‎ na.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kəˈna/ [kəˈnä]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧na

Adverb

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kana

  1. expression to indicate an uncertainty or doubt; I wonder; maybe
    Makabalu kana?
    I wonder if you already know?
    Manisip kana?
    I wonder if you're thinking something?
See also
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Karelian

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Regional variants of kana
North Karelian
(Viena) 		kana
South Karelian
(Tver) 		kana

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kana. Cognates include Finnish kana and Estonian kana.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑnɑ/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧na

Noun

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kana (genitive kanan, partitive kanua)

  1. hen

Declension

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Viena Karelian declension of kana (type 4/kala, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kana kanat
genitive kanan kanojen
partitive kanua kanoja
illative kanah kanoih
inessive kanašša kanoissa
elative kanašta kanoista
adessive kanalla kanoilla
ablative kanalta kanoilta
translative kanakši kanoiksi
essive kanana kanoina
comitative — kanoineh
abessive kanatta kanoitta
Tver Karelian declension of kana (type 4/kala no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kana kanat
genitive kanan kanoin
partitive kanua kanoida
illative kanah kanoih
inessive kanašša kanoissa
elative kanašta kanoista
adessive kanalla kanoilla
ablative kanalda kanoilda
translative kanakši kanoiksi
essive kanana kanoina
comitative kananke kanoinke
abessive kanatta kanoitta
Possessive forms of kana
1st person kanani
2nd person kanaš
3rd person kanah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

Derived terms

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References

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  • A. V. Punzhina (1994) “kana”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
  • P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) “курица”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN

Kikuyu

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Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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kana

  1. or, whether

References

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  • “kana” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 206. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Kanne, from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kana f (diminutive kanka)

  1. jug, pot (e.g. for coffee or tea)

Declension

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Declension of kana
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kana kanje kany
Genitive kany kanowu kanow
Dative kanje kanoma kanam
Accusative kanu kanje kany
Instrumental kanu kanoma kanami
Locative kanje kanoma kanach

Further reading

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  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “kana”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “kana”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Ludian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kana. Cognates include Finnish kana and Veps kana.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kana

  1. chicken

Declension

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Declension of kana (Type 1/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kana kanad
genitive kanan kanoiden
partitive kanad kanoid
illative kanah kanoihe
inessive kanas kanoiš
elative kanaspiä kanoišpiä
allative kanale kanoile
adessive kanal kanoil
ablative kanalpiä kanoilpiä
translative kanaks kanoikš
essive kanan kanoin
abessive kanata kanoita
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

References

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  • Juho Kujola (1944) Lyydiläismurteiden sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 105
  • M. Pahomov (2022) “kana”, in Lüüdi-venän, venä-lüüdin sanakirdʹ‎[5], Helsinki: Lüüdilaine Siebr, →ISBN, page 61

Makasar

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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kana (Lontara spelling ᨀᨊ, semi-transitive akkana)

  1. (transitive) to say

Noun

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kana (Lontara spelling ᨀᨊ)

  1. word

Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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From Hindi खाना (khānā).

Noun

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kana

  1. food

References

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  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Nheengatu

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Tupi kana, borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese cana, from Old Galician-Portuguese cana, from Latin canna, borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾱ (kánnā), borrowed from Akkadian qanûm.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    kana (plural kana-itá)

    1. sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)
      Synonyms: murí-seẽ, tabuka-seẽ
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    References

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    • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “kana”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 367

    Old Javanese

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    Etymology 1

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    Unknown

    Adverb

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    kana

    1. there
    2. then

    Etymology 2

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    Unknown, probably from Sanskrit कङ्कण (kaṅkaṇa, “bracelet”).

    Noun

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    kana

    1. bracelet
    Descendants
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    • → Balinese: ᬓᬦ (kana, “bracelet”)

    Old Tupi

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese cana, from Old Galician-Portuguese cana, from Latin canna, borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾱ (kánnā), borrowed from Akkadian qanûm.

      Noun

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      kana (?)

      1. (Língua Geral Amazônica) sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)
        Synonym: takûare'ẽ

      Descendants

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      References

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      • Anton Meisterburg (a. 1756) “Cana de assucar”, in [Dicionário de Trier] (overall work in Portuguese and Old Tupi), Baixo Xingu, Pará, page 9r, column 1, line 94; republished as Jean-Claude Muller et al., editors, Dicionário de língua geral amazônica, Potsdam: University of Potsdam, 2019, →DOI, page 127: “cana [kana]”

      Papiamentu

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      Etymology

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      From Portuguese caminhar and Spanish caminar and Kabuverdianu kaminha.

      Verb

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      kana

      1. to walk
      2. to go

      Portuguese

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      Noun

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      kana m (uncountable)

      1. kana (Japanese syllabaries)

      Rayón Zoque

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      Noun

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      kana

      1. salt

      Derived terms

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      References

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      • Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎[6] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 12

      Romani

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Sanskrit कदा (kadā).

      Adverb

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      kana

      1. when

      Serbo-Croatian

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      Etymology 1

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      Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish قنا (kına), from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /kâna/
      • Hyphenation: ka‧na

      Noun

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      kȁna f (Cyrillic spelling ка̏на)

      1. henna (Lawsonia inermis) (shrub; dye)
      Declension
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      Declension of kana
      singular plural
      nominative kȁna kane
      genitive kane kȃnā
      dative kani kanama
      accusative kanu kane
      vocative kano kane
      locative kani kanama
      instrumental kanom kanama

      Etymology 2

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      Borrowed from Japanese 仮名 (kana).

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /kǎna/
      • Hyphenation: ka‧na

      Noun

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      kàna f (Cyrillic spelling ка̀на)

      1. kana
      Declension
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      Declension of kana
      singular plural
      nominative kana kane
      genitive kane kana
      dative kani kanama
      accusative kanu kane
      vocative kano kane
      locative kani kanama
      instrumental kanom kanama

      Swahili

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      Pronunciation

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      Verb

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      -kana (infinitive kukana)

      1. to deny, to reject, to say no, to decline, to negate, to disown

      Conjugation

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      Conjugation of -kana
      Positive present -nakana
      Subjunctive -kane
      Negative -kani
      Imperative singular kana
      Infinitives
      Positive kukana
      Negative kutokana
      Imperatives
      Singular kana
      Plural kaneni
      Tensed forms
      Habitual hukana
      Positive past positive subject concord + -likana
      Negative past negative subject concord + -kukana
      Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakana)
      Singular Plural
      1st person ninakana/nakana tunakana
      2nd person unakana mnakana
      3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakana wanakana
      other classes positive subject concord + -nakana
      Negative present (negative subject concord + -kani)
      Singular Plural
      1st person sikani hatukani
      2nd person hukani hamkani
      3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakani hawakani
      other classes negative subject concord + -kani
      Positive future positive subject concord + -takana
      Negative future negative subject concord + -takana
      Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kane)
      Singular Plural
      1st person nikane tukane
      2nd person ukane mkane
      3rd person m-wa(I/II) akane wakane
      other classes positive subject concord + -kane
      Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikane
      Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekana
      Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekana
      Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikana
      Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikana
      Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akana)
      Singular Plural
      1st person nakana twakana
      2nd person wakana mwakana
      3rd person m-wa(I/II) akana wakana
      m-mi(III/IV) wakana yakana
      ji-ma(V/VI) lakana yakana
      ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakana vyakana
      n(IX/X) yakana zakana
      u(XI) wakana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
      ku(XV/XVII) kwakana
      pa(XVI) pakana
      mu(XVIII) mwakana
      Perfect positive subject concord + -mekana
      "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakana
      "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakana
      "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikana
      "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokana
      Consecutive kakana / positive subject concord + -kakana
      Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakane
      Object concord (indicative positive)
      Singular Plural
      1st person -nikana -tukana
      2nd person -kukana -wakana/-kukaneni/-wakaneni
      3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkana -wakana
      m-mi(III/IV) -ukana -ikana
      ji-ma(V/VI) -likana -yakana
      ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikana -vikana
      n(IX/X) -ikana -zikana
      u(XI) -ukana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
      ku(XV/XVII) -kukana
      pa(XVI) -pakana
      mu(XVIII) -mukana
      Reflexive -jikana
      Relative forms
      General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kana- + relative marker)
      Singular Plural
      m-wa(I/II) -kanaye -kanao
      m-mi(III/IV) -kanao -kanayo
      ji-ma(V/VI) -kanalo -kanayo
      ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kanacho -kanavyo
      n(IX/X) -kanayo -kanazo
      u(XI) -kanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
      ku(XV/XVII) -kanako
      pa(XVI) -kanapo
      mu(XVIII) -kanamo
      Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kana)
      Singular Plural
      m-wa(I/II) -yekana -okana
      m-mi(III/IV) -okana -yokana
      ji-ma(V/VI) -lokana -yokana
      ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokana -vyokana
      n(IX/X) -yokana -zokana
      u(XI) -okana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
      ku(XV/XVII) -kokana
      pa(XVI) -pokana
      mu(XVIII) -mokana
      Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

      Swedish

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      Etymology

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      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Noun

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      kana c

      1. slide (mostly as a toy)

      Declension

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      Declension of kana
      nominative genitive
      singular indefinite kana kanas
      definite kanan kanans
      plural indefinite kanor kanors
      definite kanorna kanornas
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      Verb

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      kana (present kanar, preterite kanade, supine kanat, imperative kana)

      1. to slide (mostly of people or vehicles, relating to icy ground)

      Conjugation

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      Conjugation of kana (weak)
      Active Passive
      Infinitive kana —
      Supine kanat —
      Imperative kana —
      Imper. plural1 kanen —
      Present Past Present Past
      Indicative kanar kanade — —
      Ind. plural1 kana kanade — —
      Subjunctive2 kane kanade — —
      Participles
      Present participle kanande
      Past participle —
      1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

      See also

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      References

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      Anagrams

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      Tagalog

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      Etymology 1

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      Borrowed from Malay kena (“to contact; to have to do, to need to do; to be precise; deceived”), from Old Malay knā, from Proto-Austronesian *kəNa (“be ensnared, caught in a trap; suffer, undergo, be struck by something; be entrapped or deceived; hit the mark, be ‘on target’, correct, right, true”). Compare Ilocano kenna.

      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      kanâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ)

      1. deception; falsity
      2. action or work
        Synonym: gawa
        Nakana na ang wika ko.
        My word has been done.
      3. exertion; effort; deed; accomplishment
        Synonym: gawa
      4. application; actualization; appropriation; usage for some purpose
        Synonyms: akma, lapat, kabit
        walang kapapakanan ― no purpose
      5. fighting with the fists
        Synonyms: laban, away, babag, buntalan, suntukan
      6. (obsolete) deception or falsification of the weight of scales
        May kana ang talaro mong iyan.
        That scale of yours has some falsification.
      7. (obsolete) imposition of a penalty or payment
        Kanan mo ng dusa ang talampasan.
        Impose suffering to the wicked.
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      Adjective

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      kanâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ)

      1. fixed; set in place
      2. set as a trap; ready; readied (as of a gun)

      Etymology 2

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      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      kanâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ) (colloquial)

      1. Clipping of amerikana.
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      Etymology 3

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      Pronunciation

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      Preposition

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      kaná (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ)

      1. Alternative form of kina

      Etymology 4

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      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      kanà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ) (obsolete)

      1. menarche; a woman's first menstruation
        Synonyms: abot-tubo, unang dating
        May kana na itong bata.
        The child already had her (first) menstruation.

      Further reading

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      • “kana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
      • English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 292
      • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎[7], La Noble Villa de Pila
        • page 317: “Falſo) Cana (pp) como peſo o romana”
        • page 489: “Poner) Cana (pc) frontal doſeles o otra coſa, o poner recado para baptiçar olear comulgar, &c.”
      • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*keNa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

      Anagrams

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      Tooro

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      Tooro numbers (edit)
      [a], [b], [c] ←  3 4 5  → [a], [b], [c]
          Cardinal: -na, (in abstract counting) ina
          Ordinal: -a kana
          Adverbial: kana, enyakana, emirundi ena
          Fractional: ekicweka ekya kana

      Pronunciation

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      IPA(key): /kána/

      Adverb

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      kana

      1. four times

      Synonyms

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      Turkish

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      Noun

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      kana

      1. dative singular of kan

      Venda

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      Conjunction

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      kana

      1. or
      2. nor

      Veps

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      Etymology

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      From Proto-Finnic *kana, from Proto-Germanic *hanô.

      Noun

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      kana

      1. chicken

      Inflection

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      Inflection of kana (inflection type 5/sana)
      nominative sing. kana
      genitive sing. kanan
      partitive sing. kanad
      partitive plur. kanoid
      singular plural
      nominative kana kanad
      accusative kanan kanad
      genitive kanan kanoiden
      partitive kanad kanoid
      essive-instructive kanan kanoin
      translative kanaks kanoikš
      inessive kanas kanoiš
      elative kanaspäi kanoišpäi
      illative kanaha kanoihe
      adessive kanal kanoil
      ablative kanalpäi kanoilpäi
      allative kanale kanoile
      abessive kanata kanoita
      comitative kananke kanoidenke
      prolative kanadme kanoidme
      approximative I kananno kanoidenno
      approximative II kanannoks kanoidennoks
      egressive kanannopäi kanoidennopäi
      terminative I kanahasai kanoihesai
      terminative II kanalesai kanoilesai
      terminative III kanassai —
      additive I kanahapäi kanoihepäi
      additive II kanalepäi kanoilepäi

      Derived terms

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      References

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      • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “курица”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[8], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

      Võro

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      Etymology

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      From Proto-Finnic *kana, from Proto-Germanic *hanô. Cognates include Estonian kana.

      Pronunciation

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      This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.

      Noun

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      kana (genitive kana, partitive kanna)

      1. chicken

      Inflection

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      Inflection of kana
      singular plural
      nominative kana kanaq
      accusative kana kanaq
      genitive kana kanno
      partitive kanna kanno
      illative kanna kanno
      kannohe
      inessive kanan
      kanahn       		kanon
      kannon
      kanohn
      kannohn
      elative kanast kanost
      kannost
      allative kanalõ kanolõ
      kannolõ
      adessive kanal kanol
      kannol
      ablative kanalt kanolt
      kannolt
      translative kanas kanos
      kannos
      terminative kananiq kanoniq
      kannoniq
      abessive kanaldaq kanoldaq
      kannoldaq
      comitative kanagaq kannogaq

      Votic

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      Etymology

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      From Proto-Finnic *kana.

      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      kana

      1. hen, chicken

      Inflection

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      Declension of kana (type III/jalkõ, no gradation)
      singular plural
      nominative kana kanad
      genitive kana kanojõ, kanoi
      partitive kanna kanoitõ, kanoi
      illative kannasõ, kanna kanoisõ
      inessive kanaz kanoiz
      elative kanassõ kanoissõ
      allative kanalõ kanoilõ
      adessive kanallõ kanoillõ
      ablative kanaltõ kanoiltõ
      translative kanassi kanoissi
      *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
      **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
      ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

      References

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      • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kana”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

      Warlpiri

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      Pronunciation

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      kana

      1. digging stick

      Ye'kwana

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      Variant orthographies
      ALIV kana
      Brazilian standard kana
      New Tribes cana

      Etymology

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      From Proto-Cariban *kana (“fish”).

      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      kana

      1. Amazon brycon, a fish of species Brycon amazonicus

      References

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      • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “kana”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[9], Lyon
      • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) “kana:”, in The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University
      • Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, page 36: “kana”
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