Kanak

See also: kanak, kanák, and Kaňák

English

Alternative forms

• Canaque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈnæk/

Etymology 1

First attested in 1910, borrowed from French canaque, from English kanaka (“Pacific islander”), from Hawaiian kanaka (“person”).

Noun

Kanak (plural Kanaks or Kanak)

1. An indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia.
   • 2024 May 17, Julien Mazzoni, “New Caledonia riots: parts of territory ‘out of state control’, French representative says”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     In the working-class districts of Nouméa, which have a high population of indigenous Kanak residents, buildings were burned and wrecked vehicles remained in the middle of the road.

Translations

indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia

• French: canaque (fr) m or f, Kanak (fr) m or f, Kanake (fr) f, Canaque (fr) m or f
• German: Kanake (de) m, Kanakin f
• Japanese: カナック (Kanakku)
• Russian: кана́к (ru) m (kanák)
• Spanish: canaco (es) m

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit कनक (kanaka).

Proper noun

Kanak

1. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

See also

• Canuck
• Kanaky
• Kaneka
• Kanéka

Anagrams

• Knaak

French

Alternative forms

• Canaque

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.nak/

Noun

Kanak m or f by sense (plural Kanaks, feminine Kanake)

1. Kanak

Related terms

• canaque
• kanak, kanake

German

Alternative forms

• Kanack

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkanak/, /ˈkænək/, /kɛnɛk/

Noun

Kanak m (strong, genitive Kanaks, plural Kanaks or Kanax)

1. slang form of Kanake (“wog”)

Declension

Declension of Kanak [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kanak	die	Kanaks, Kanax
genitive	eines	des	Kanaks	der	Kanaks, Kanax
dative	einem	dem	Kanak	den	Kanaks, Kanax
accusative	einen	den	Kanak	die	Kanaks, Kanax