काना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀡 (kāṇa), from Sanskrit काण (kāṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kɑː.nɑː/, [käː.näː]

Adjective

काना • (kānā) (Urdu spelling کانا)

1. one-eyed

   अंधों में काना राजा। ― andhõ mẽ kānā rājā. ― In [the land of] the blind, the one-eyed [man] is king.

2. (figuratively) full of holes; worthless; spoiled (of fruit)

Declension

Declension of काना (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	काना kānā	काने kāne	कानी kānī	कानी kānī
oblique	काने kāne	काने kāne	कानी kānī	कानी kānī
vocative	काने kāne	काने kāne	कानी kānī	कानी kānī

Noun

काना • (kānā) m (Urdu spelling کانا)

1. a one-eyed man; a cyclops

Declension

Declension of काना (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	काना kānā	काने kāne
oblique	काने kāne	कानों kānõ
vocative	काने kāne	कानो kāno

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “काना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 189