kan

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See also Kan., kān, kǎn, kàn, and kán

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[edit] Breton

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kan

  1. song

[edit] Cantonese

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kan ()

  1. catty, a traditional unit of weight, legally defined in Hong Kong as 0.60478982 kilograms (公斤)

[edit] Dutch

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kan

  1. jug
  2. pot (tea, coffee)
  3. can (cylindrical vessel)

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kan

  1. The first-person singular present tense of kunnen.
  2. The second-person singular present tense of kunnen.
  3. The third-person singular present tense of kunnen.

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  • (2) kunt - more formal

[edit] Haitian Creole

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From French quand

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kan

  1. when

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[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Etymology

Of unknown origin.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈkɒn/

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kan (plural kanok)

  1. male (of dogs)
  2. boar

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[edit] Mandarin

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kan (Pinyin kàn, traditional and simplified )

  1. see; look at; watch
    wo xihuan kan dianshi. "I like to watch TV."
    Look here, and also here and here.

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kan

  1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of three tones, kān, kǎn, or kàn.

[edit] Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.


[edit] Norwegian

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kan

  1. Present tense of kunne
  2. can; may; be able to

[edit] Romani

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kan m. (plural kan)

  1. ear

[edit] Serbo-Croatian

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  • IPA: /kâːn/

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kȃn m. (Cyrillic spelling ка̑н)

  1. khan

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[edit] Swedish

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kan

  1. present tense of kunna

[edit] Turkish

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kan

  1. blood