kano

See also: Kano, kaŋo, káno, Kanō, kanö, and -kanö

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Spanish americano (“male American”).

Noun

kano (plural kanos)

1. (Philippines, slang) A male American.

Anagrams

• KAON, Kona, NKAO, kaon, koan, kōan

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Dutch

kano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish canoa, from Taíno *kanowa. The current spelling and pronunciation is likely influenced by French canot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaː.noː/

• kano:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ka‧no
• Rhymes: -aːnoː

Noun

kano m (plural kano's, diminutive kanootje n)

1. canoe (a small long and narrow boat)

Derived terms

• kanoën
• kanovaren

Descendants

• Negerhollands: kanoe
• → Lokono: kano

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkano]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: ka‧no

Noun

kano (accusative singular kanon, plural kanoj, accusative plural kanojn)

1. reed, cane
   • 1907, Kabe, chapter 21, in La Faraono, part 2, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:

     Kiel ventego de la dezerto vi falis, kie oni ne atendis vin; kaj kiel la bovo rompas kanon tiel vi frakasis la blindigitan malamikon.

     Like the desert storm you fell where not expected; as the cow breaks reed, so you shattered the blinded enemy.

2. cane (rod-shaped tool or device)

Derived terms

• sukerkano

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Faroese

Etymology

From Spanish canoa, from Taíno kanoa (“dugout canoe”).

Noun

kano f (genitive singular kanoar, plural kanoir)

1. canoe (a small long and narrow boat)

Inflection

Declension of kano
f2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kano	kanoin	kanoir	kanoirnar
accusative	kano	kanoina	kanoir	kanoirnar
dative	kano	kanoini	kanoum	kanounum
genitive	kanoar	kanoarinnar	kanoa	kanoanna

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Japanese

Romanization

kano

1. Rōmaji transcription of かの

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Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kano, from Proto-Oceanic *kanon (“flesh; kernel”). Compare Hawaiian ʻano.

Noun

kano

1. color, pigment, hue, sort, kind
2. seed, bean, grain, ovule

Derived terms

• kanokawhe
• tātari kano
• tūmau kano

 

References

• “kano” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From a Caribbean language, via Spanish canoa.

Noun

kano m (definite singular kanoen, indefinite plural kanoer, definite plural kanoene)

1. a canoe (small long and narrow boat)

References

• “kano” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From a Caribbean language, via Spanish canoa.

Noun

kano m (definite singular kanoen, indefinite plural kanoar, definite plural kanoane)

1. a canoe

References

• “kano” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French canot.

Noun

kano (definite accusative kanoyu, plural kanolar)

1. canoe