canai

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay canai, from Classical Malay [script needed] (canăi), from Tamil சாணைக்கல் (cāṇaikkal, “whetstone”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃanai̯/ [ˈt͡ʃa.nai̯]
• Rhymes: -anai̯
• Syllabification: ca‧nai

Noun

canai (plural canai-canai)

1. (obsolete) grindstone, millstone (an abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing or grinding)

   Synonym: gerinda

Derived terms

• canaian
• mencanai
• pencanai
• pencanaian

Further reading

• “canai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Noun

canai m

1. plural of canaio

Anagrams

• Caina, anaci, ancia, ciana

Malay

Etymology

From Tamil சாணைக்கல் (cāṇaikkal, “whetstone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃanaj/ [ˈt͡ʃa.nai̯]
• Rhymes: -anai̯, -nai̯, -ai̯
• Hyphenation: ca‧nai

Noun

canai (Jawi spelling چاناي, plural canai-canai or canai²)

1. grindstone, millstone (an abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing or grinding)

Synonyms

• batu asah
• gerinda

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pencanai [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• mencanai [agent focus] (meN-)
• tercanai [agentless action] (teR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• batu canai
• canai fikiran
• roti canai

Further reading

• "canai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Welsh

Alternative forms

• cansai (colloquial)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkanai̯/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkanɛ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːnai̯/, /ˈkanai̯/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːnɛ/, /ˈkanɛ/

Verb

canai

1. third-person singular imperfect indicative/imperfect subjunctive/conditional of canu

Mutation

Mutated forms of canai

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
canai	ganai	nghanai	chanai

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.