कान

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

Hindi

कान

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (kaṇṇa), from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa, “ear”). Doublet of कर्ण (karṇ); a tatsama.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kɑːn/, [kä̃ːn̪]

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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

Marathi

कान

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kan/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

कान • (kān) m

1. (anatomy) ear
2. (containers) handle
3. (firearms) touch hole

Declension

Declension of कान (kān)
direct singular	कान kān
direct plural	कान kān
	singular		plural
nominative	कान kān		कान kān
oblique	काना- kānā-		कानां- kānāN-
dative	कानाला kānālā		कानांना kānāNnā
ergative	कानाने kānāne		कानांनी kānāNni
instrumental	कानाशी kānāśi		कानांशी kānāNśi
locative	कानात kānāt		कानांत kānāNt
vocative	काना kānā		कानांनो kānāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of कान
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	कानाचा kānāċā	कानाचे kānāce	कानाची kānāci	कानाच्या kānāca	कानाचे, कानाचं kānāce, kānāċa	कानाची kānāci	कानाच्या kānāca
plural subject	कानांचा kānāNċā	कानांचे kānāNce	कानांची kānāNci	कानांच्या kānāNca	कानांचे, कानांचं kānāNce, kānāNċa	कानांची kānāNci	कानांच्या kānāNca
* 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, “कान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “कान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “कान”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
• 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

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

Noun

कान • (kāna) m

1. ear

Descendants

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