kana
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 仮名 (kana, “phonetic character”, literally “borrowed character”, from the way that kana were originally Chinese characters "borrowed" for their phonetic values).
Pronunciation
Noun
kana (plural kana or kanas)
- The hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are made up of characters that represent individual syllables, which are are used to write Japanese words and particles. Kana are derived from kanji.
- A hiragana or katakana character.
Related terms
Translations
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Anagrams
Apalaí
Noun
kana
Balinese
Romanization
kana
Breton
Etymology
From Middle Breton canaff, from Proto-Brythonic *kėnɨd (compare Welsh canu), from Proto-Celtic *kaneti (“to sing”) (compare Irish canadh), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-.
Verb
kana
- to sing
Mutation
Chuukese
Determiner
kana
- (possessive subject marker) those
Related terms
Estonian
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Chicken_portrait.jpg/220px-Chicken_portrait.jpg)
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 307: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., from Proto-Germanic *hanô. Cognate to Finnish kana, Livonian kanā, Votic kana, Veps kana, Old Norse hani, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰 (hana), Swedish hane.
Noun
kana (genitive kana, partitive kana)
Declension
Declension of kana (ÕS type 17u/sõna, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | kana | kanad | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | kana | ||
genitive | kanade | ||
partitive | kana | kanu kanasid | |
illative | kanna kanasse |
kanadesse kanusse | |
inessive | kanas | kanades kanus | |
elative | kanast | kanadest kanust | |
allative | kanale | kanadele kanule | |
adessive | kanal | kanadel kanul | |
ablative | kanalt | kanadelt kanult | |
translative | kanaks | kanadeks kanuks | |
terminative | kanani | kanadeni | |
essive | kanana | kanadena | |
abessive | kanata | kanadeta | |
comitative | kanaga | kanadega |
Derived terms
See also
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.
Verb
kana
- to eat (consume)
Noun
kana
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Noun
kana
- chicken (domestic fowl of species Gallus gallus, Lua error in Module:parameters at line 780: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.)
- hen (female chicken)
- chicken (meat from this bird eaten as food)
- Synonym: broileri
- (taxonomy) gallinaceous (when used as modifier in some compound terms)
- kanalintu ― gallinaceous bird
- (derogatory) hen (unintelligent, talkative woman)
- (archaic) woman, sweetheart
- 1835, Elias Lönnrot, Kalevala:
- Sanoi Pohjolan emäntä, itse lausui, noin nimesi:/ Kummallenp’ on mielit mennä, kun tulevat tahtomahan/ ikuiseksi ystäväksi, kainaloiseksi kanaksi?
- Said the mistress of Pohjola, stated herself, thus worded:/ To which one do you want to go, when they come to woo you/ to be their eternal friend, a chicken under their arm?
Declension
Inflection of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | kana | kanat | |
genitive | kanan | kanojen | |
partitive | kanaa | kanoja | |
illative | kanaan | kanoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kana | kanat | |
accusative | nom. | kana | kanat |
gen. | kanan | ||
genitive | kanan | kanojen kanain rare | |
partitive | kanaa | kanoja | |
inessive | kanassa | kanoissa | |
elative | kanasta | kanoista | |
illative | kanaan | kanoihin | |
adessive | kanalla | kanoilla | |
ablative | kanalta | kanoilta | |
allative | kanalle | kanoille | |
essive | kanana | kanoina | |
translative | kanaksi | kanoiksi | |
abessive | kanatta | kanoitta | |
instructive | — | kanoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Usage notes
The word kana usually refers to a mature bird. The Finnish translation for "chicken" in the sense "young hen" is kananpoika or broileri.
Derived terms
Compounds
- currykana
- kanaemo
- kanahaukka
- kanahäkki
- kanakeitto
- kanakoira
- kanalauma
- kanalintu
- kananhoito
- kananjalostus
- kanankaali
- kanankakka
- kananlanta
- kananliha
- kananmuna
- kananpesä
- kananpoika
- kananpoikanen
- kananpää
- kananrehu
- kananruoka
- kanaparvi
- kanarotu
- kanasalaatti
- kanatalous
- kanatarha
- kanaverkko
- kanaviillokki
- kanaviilokki
- karrikana
- leghornkana
- liejukana
- luhtakana
- metsäkana
- nokikana
- rantakana
- riekkokana
- teerikana
See also
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Japanese 仮名 (kana).
Noun
kana
- kana (Japanese syllabary)
Declension
Inflection of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | kana | kanat | |
genitive | kanan | kanojen | |
partitive | kanaa | kanoja | |
illative | kanaan | kanoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kana | kanat | |
accusative | nom. | kana | kanat |
gen. | kanan | ||
genitive | kanan | kanojen kanain rare | |
partitive | kanaa | kanoja | |
inessive | kanassa | kanoissa | |
elative | kanasta | kanoista | |
illative | kanaan | kanoihin | |
adessive | kanalla | kanoilla | |
ablative | kanalta | kanoilta | |
allative | kanalle | kanoille | |
essive | kanana | kanoina | |
translative | kanaksi | kanoiksi | |
abessive | kanatta | kanoitta | |
instructive | — | kanoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Ingrian
Noun
kana
Japanese
Romanization
kana
Kamba
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Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-nàì.
Numeral
kana
Noun Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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singular | Mundu | Muti | Numba | Kimanda | Itumbi | Uwathi | Kaindo | Wandu | Kuthaima |
One - mondi | mondi | mmondi | mondi | kimondi | imondi | mondi | kamondi | wamondi | kumondi |
plural | Andu | Miti | Numba | Imanda | Matumbi | Mbathi | Tuindo | Wandu | Kuthaima |
Two - keri | aeri | yeri | yiri | iyiri | mairi | yiri | twiri | wairi | kwiri |
Three - kadatu | adatu | midatu | datu | idatu | madatu | datu | tudatu | wadetu | kudatu |
Four - kana | akana | mina | kana | ina | mana | kana | twana | wana | kwana |
Five - kathano | athano | mithano | thano | ithano | mathano | thano | tuthano | wathano | kuthano |
Six - thandatu | thandatu | thandato | thandatu | thandatu | thandatu | thandatu | thandatu | thandatu | thandatu |
Seven - monza | monza | mimonza | monza | imonza | mamonza | monza | tumonza | wamonza | kumonza |
Eight - nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya |
Nine - kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda |
Ten - ikumi | kumi | kumi | kumi | kumi | kumi | kumi | kumi | kumi | kumi |
Karelian
Noun
kana
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
Conjunction
kana
References
- “kana” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 206. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kanne, from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ.
Pronunciation
Noun
kana f ? (diminutive kanka)
Declension
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
Noun
kana
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese caminhar and Spanish caminar and Kabuverdianu kaminha.
Verb
kana
Portuguese
Noun
kana m (uncountable)
- kana (Japanese syllabaries)
Rayón Zoque
Noun
kana
Derived terms
References
- Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 12
Romani
Adverb
kana
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish قنا (kına), from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).
Pronunciation
Noun
kȁna f (Cyrillic spelling ка̏на)
- henna (Lawsonia inermis) (shrub; dye)
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Japanese 仮名 (kana).
Pronunciation
Noun
kàna f (Cyrillic spelling ка̀на)
Declension
Swahili
Verb
-kana (infinitive kukana)
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Swedish
Noun
kana c
- slide (mostly as a toy)
Declension
Declension of kana | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kana | kanan | kanor | kanorna |
Genitive | kanas | kanans | kanors | kanornas |
Related terms
Verb
kana (present kanar, preterite kanade, supine kanat, imperative kana)
- to slide (mostly of people or vehicles, relating to icy ground)
Conjugation
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | kana | — | ||
Supine | kanat | — | ||
Imperative | kana | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | kanen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | kanar | kanade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | kana | kanade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | kane | kanade | — | — |
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Present participle | kanande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
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See also
Anagrams
Turkish
Noun
kana
Veps
Etymology
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Noun
kana
Inflection
Derived terms
References
- Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “курица”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary][2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Võro
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 307: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., from Proto-Germanic *hanô. Cognates include Estonian kana.
Pronunciation
Noun
kana (genitive kana, partitive kanna)
Inflection
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kana | kanaq |
accusative | kana | kanaq |
genitive | kana | kanno |
partitive | kanna | kanno |
illative | kanna | kanno kannohe |
inessive | kanan kanahn |
kanon kannon kanohn kannohn |
elative | kanast | kanost kannost |
allative | kanalõ | kanolõ kannolõ |
adessive | kanal | kanol kannol |
ablative | kanalt | kanolt kannolt |
translative | kanas | kanos kannos |
terminative | kananiq | kanoniq kannoniq |
abessive | kanaldaq | kanoldaq kannoldaq |
comitative | kanagaq | kannogaq |
Warlpiri
Noun
kana
- digging stick
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