kana

See also kána, kāna, känä, and Kaňa

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Japanese 仮名 (kana, “syllabary”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɑːnə/, [ˈkʰɑːnə]
• Rhymes: -ɑːnə

Noun

kana (plural kana)

1. The hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are used to write Japanese words and particles using characters that represent syllables. Kana are derived from kanji.
2. A hiragana or katakana character.
3. Plural form of kana

Translations

Japanese syllabaries

• Arabic: كانا (ar) (kaanaa) f
• Belarusian: кана (be) (kána) f 
• Bulgarian: кана (bg) (kána) f 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 假名 (cmn) (jiǎmíng)

• Finnish: kana (fi)
• French: kana (fr) m
• German: Kana (de) f
• Greek: κάνα (el) (kána) f 
• Hebrew: קאנה (he)
• Hindi: काना (hi) (kānā)
• Japanese: 仮名 (ja) (かな, kana)
• Korean: 가나 (ko) (gana) (假名 (ko))

• Macedonian: кана (mk) (kána) f
• Malay: kana (ms)
• Marathi: काना (mr) (kānā) m
• Mongolian: кана (mn) (kána) 
• Persian: كانا (fa) (kānā)
• Russian: кана (ru) (kána) f 
• Serbo-Croatian: кана (sh) f, kana (sh) f
• Spanish: kana (es) m
• Tajik: кана (tg) (kána) 
• Thai: คะนะ (th) (ká-ná)
• Ukrainian: кана (uk) (kána) f 
• Urdu: كانا (ur) (kānā)
• Vietnamese: kana (vi)

Related terms

• furigana
• hiragana
• katakana
• manyogana

Anagrams

• Akan
• knaa

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Apalaí

Noun

kana

1. fish

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Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic (compare Welsh canu, Irish canadh).

Verb

kana

1. to sing

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Estonian

Noun

kana (genitive kana, partitive kana)

1. chicken
2. hen

Declension

Declension of kana (type pesa)

	singular	plural
nominative	kana	kanad
genitive	kana	kanade
partitive	kana	kanasid kanu
illative	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
terminative	kanani	kanadeni
essive	kanana	kanadena
abessive	kanata	kanadeta
comitative	kanaga	kanadega

See also

• kukk

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Fijian

Etymology

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

Verb

kana

1. to eat (consume)

Noun

kana

1. meal

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Finnish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from a Germanic language, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hanô.

Noun

kana

1. chicken (domestic fowl of species Gallus gallus, Gallus domesticus)
2. hen (female chicken)
3. chicken (meat from this bird eaten as food)
4. (taxonomy) gallinaceous; when used as modifier in some compound terms

   kanalintu = gallinaceous bird

5. (derogatory) hen (unintelligent, talkative woman)
6. (archaic) woman, sweetheart
   • 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?

Declension

Declension of kana (type kala) singular plural nominative kana kanat genitive kanan kanojen kanain1 partitive kanaa kanoja accusative kana kanan kanat inessive kanassa kanoissa elative kanasta kanoista illative kanaan kanoihin adessive kanalla kanoilla ablative kanalta kanoilta allative kanalle kanoille essive kanana kanoina translative kanaksi kanoiksi instructive – kanoin abessive kanatta kanoitta comitative – kanoineen 1) Rare.

Usage notes

The word kana usually refers to a mature bird. The Finnish translation for "chicken" in the sense "young hen" is kananpoika or broileri.

Synonyms

• (meat): broileri
• (woman): vaimo (archaic), nainen

Derived terms

• kanala
• kananen
• kanan muisti
• kuin päätön kana

Compounds

helmikana kanaemo kanahaukka kanahäkki kanakarja kanakeitto kanakoira kanakolera kanakoppi kanalintu

kanamainen kanamuori kananhoito kanankaali kanankoipi kananlanta kananliha kananmuna kananpaisti

kananpaska kananpoika kananpoikanen kananpää kananrinta kananruoka kanansiipi kanaparvi kanapoikanen

kanarotu kanarutto kanatarha kanatuberkuloosi kanatäi kanavaras liejukana metsäkana nokikana

See also

• kaakattaa
• kotkottaa

Etymology 2

From Japanese

Noun

kana

1. kana (Japanese syllabary)

Anagrams

• akan

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Japanese

Romanization

kana

1. See かな

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Romani

Adverb

kana

1. when

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Turkish kına, from Arabic حِنَّاء (hinnā'), from verb حَنَّأَ (hann'a).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kâna/
• Hyphenation: ka‧na

Noun

kȁna f (Cyrillic spelling ка̏на)

1. henna

Declension

    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

From Japanese 仮名 (kana).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kǎna/
• Hyphenation: ka‧na

Noun

kàna f (Cyrillic spelling ка̀на)

1. kana

Declension

    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

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Swahili

Verb

kana

1. to deny, to reject

Conjugation

    affirmative conjugation of kana

infinitive		kukana
		singular person
		1st person mimi	2nd person wewe	3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m)	Class 3 (m)	Class 5 (ji)	Class 7 (ki)	Class 9 (n)	Class 11/14 (u)
indicative	general	nakana	wakana	akana	wakana	lakana	chakana	yakana	wakana
	progressive	ninakana	unakana	anakana	unakana	linakana	kinakana	inakana	unakana
	habitual	hukana
	past	nilikana	ulikana	alikana	ulikana	lilikana	kilikana	ilikana	ulikana
	perfect	nimekana	umekana	amekana	umekana	limekana	kimekana	imekana	umekana
	future	nitakana	utakana	atakana	utakana	litakana	kitakana	itakana	utakana
	consecutive	nikakana	ukakana	akakana	ukakana	likakana	kikakana	ikakana	ukakana
conditional	present	ningekana	ungekana	angekana	ungekana	lingekana	kingekana	ingekana	ungekana
	past	ningalikana	ungalikana	angalikana	ungalikana	lingalikana	kingalikana	ingalikana	ungalikana
subjunctive	general	nikane	ukane	akane	ukane	likane	kikane	ikane	ukane
	consecutive	nikakane	ukakane	akakane	ukakane	likakane	kikakane	ikakane	ukakane
comitative		nikikana	ukikana	akikana	ukikana	likikana	kikikana	ikikana	ukikana
imperative			kana! __kane!‡
		plural person
		1st person sisi	2nd person ninyi	3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa)	Class 4 (mi)	Class 6 (ma)	Class 8 (vi)	Class 10 (n)	Class 10 (n)†
indicative	general	twakana	mwakana	wakana	yakana	yakana	vyakana	zakana	zakana
	progressive	tunakana	mnakana	wanakana	inakana	yanakana	vinakana	zinakana	zinakana
	habitual	hukana
	past	tulikana	mlikana	walikana	ilikana	yalikana	vilikana	zilikana	zilikana
	perfect	tumekana	mmekana	wamekana	imekana	yamekana	vimekana	zimekana	zimekana
	future	tutakana	mtakana	watakana	itakana	yatakana	vitakana	zitakana	zitakana
	consecutive	tukakana	mkakana	wakakana	ikakana	yakakana	vikakana	zikakana	zikakana
conditional	present	tungekana	mngekana	wangekana	ingekana	yangekana	vingekana	zingekana	zingekana
	past	tungalikana	mngalikana	wangalikana	ingalikana	yangalikana	vingalikana	zingalikana	zingalikana
subjunctive	general	tukane	mkane	wakane	ikane	yakane	vikane	zikane	zikane
	consecutive	tukakane	mkakane	wakakane	ikakane	yakakane	vikakane	zikakane	zikakane
comitative		tukikana	mkikana	wakikana	ikikana	yakikana	vikikana	zikikana	zikikana
imperative		tukane	kaneni! __kaneni!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form

    negative conjugation of kana

infinitive		kutokana or kutokukana
		singular person
		1st person mimi	2nd person wewe	3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m)	Class 3 (m)	Class 5 (ji)	Class 7 (ki)	Class 9 (n)	Class 11/14 (u)
indicative	general	sikani	hukani	hakani	haukani	halikani	hakikani	haikani	haukani
	progressive	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form
	habitual	Use General Form
	past	sikukana	hukukana	hakukana	haukukana	halikukana	hakikukana	haikukana	haukukana
	perfect	sijakana	hujakana	hajakana	haujakana	halijakana	hakijakana	haijakana	haujakana
	future	sitakana	hutakana	hatakana	hautakana	halitakana	hakitakana	haitakana	hautakana
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
conditional	present	nisingekana	usingekana	asingekana	usingekana	lisingekana	kisingekana	isingekana	usingekana
	past	nisingalikana	usingalikana	asingalikana	usingalikana	lisingalikana	kisingalikana	isingalikana	usingalikana
subjunctive	general	nisikane	usikane	asikane	usikane	lisikane	kisikane	isikane	usikane
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
comitative		nisipokana	usipokana	asipokana	usipokana	lisipokana	kisipokana	isipokana	usipokana
imperative			usikane!‡
		plural person
		1st person sisi	2nd person ninyi	3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa)	Class 4 (mi)	Class 6 (ma)	Class 8 (vi)	Class 10 (n)	Class 10 (n)†
indicative	general	hatukani	hamkani	hawakani	haikani	hayakani	havikani	hazikani	hazikani
	progressive	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form
	habitual	Use General Form
	past	hatukukana	hamkukana	hawakukana	haikukana	hayakukana	havikukana	hazikukana	hazikukana
	perfect	hatujakana	hamjakana	hawajakana	haijakana	hayajakana	havijakana	hazijakana	hazijakana
	future	hatutakana	hamtakana	hawatakana	haitakana	hayatakana	havitakana	hazitakana	hazitakana
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
conditional	present	tusingekana	msingekana	wasingekana	isingekana	yasingekana	visingekana	zisingekana	zisingekana
	past	tusingalikana	msingalikana	wasingalikana	isingalikana	yasingalikana	visingalikana	zisingalikana	zisingalikana
subjunctive	general	tusikane	msikane	wasikane	isikane	yasikane	visikane	zisikane	zisikane
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
comitative		tusipokana	msipokana	wasipokana	isipokana	yasipokana	visipokana	zisipokana	zisipokana
imperative		tusikane	msikane!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form

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Swedish

Noun

kana c

1. slide (mostly as a toy)

Declension

Declension of kana

	singular		plural
common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kana	kanan	kanor	kanorna
genitive	kanas	kanans	kanors	kanornas

Related terms

• iskana
• rutschkana

Verb

kana

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of kana

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	kana	—
Present tense	kanar	—
Past tense	kanade	—
Supine	kanat	—
Imperative	kana	—
Present participle	kanande
Past participle	—

See also

• glida

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Veps

Noun

kana

1. chicken