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See also: kanā, kaňa, kaña, kána, kāna, känä, kanʼa, Kana, and Kaňa

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 仮名(かな) (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)

  1. 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.
  2. A hiragana or katakana character.

Translations

Anagrams

Apalaí

Noun

kana

  1. fish

Balinese

Romanization

kana

  1. Romanization of ᬓᬦ
  2. Romanization of ᬓᬦᬵ

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

  1. to sing

Mutation

  Mutation of kana  
Breton consonant mutation
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed
kana gana c'hana unchanged unchanged

Chuukese

Determiner

kana

  1. (possessive subject marker) those

Estonian

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: 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)

  1. chicken
  2. hen

Declension

Declension of kana (ÕS type 17u/sõna, no gradation)
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

  1. to eat (consume)

Noun

kana

  1. meal

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑnɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝nɑ̝]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧na

Etymology 1

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Noun

kana

  1. chicken (domestic fowl of species Gallus gallus, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.)
  2. hen (female chicken)
  3. chicken (meat from this bird eaten as food)
    Synonym: broileri
  4. (taxonomy) gallinaceous (when used as modifier in some compound terms)
    kanalintu ― gallinaceous bird
  5. (derogatory) hen (unintelligent, talkative woman)
  6. (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?
    Synonyms: (archaic) vaimo, nainen
Declension
Inflection of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kanani kanani
accusative nom. kanani kanani
gen. kanani
genitive kanani kanojeni
kanaini rare
partitive kanaani kanojani
inessive kanassani kanoissani
elative kanastani kanoistani
illative kanaani kanoihini
adessive kanallani kanoillani
ablative kanaltani kanoiltani
allative kanalleni kanoilleni
essive kananani kanoinani
translative kanakseni kanoikseni
abessive kanattani kanoittani
instructive — —
comitative — kanoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kanasi kanasi
accusative nom. kanasi kanasi
gen. kanasi
genitive kanasi kanojesi
kanaisi rare
partitive kanaasi kanojasi
inessive kanassasi kanoissasi
elative kanastasi kanoistasi
illative kanaasi kanoihisi
adessive kanallasi kanoillasi
ablative kanaltasi kanoiltasi
allative kanallesi kanoillesi
essive kananasi kanoinasi
translative kanaksesi kanoiksesi
abessive kanattasi kanoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kanoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kanamme kanamme
accusative nom. kanamme kanamme
gen. kanamme
genitive kanamme kanojemme
kanaimme rare
partitive kanaamme kanojamme
inessive kanassamme kanoissamme
elative kanastamme kanoistamme
illative kanaamme kanoihimme
adessive kanallamme kanoillamme
ablative kanaltamme kanoiltamme
allative kanallemme kanoillemme
essive kananamme kanoinamme
translative kanaksemme kanoiksemme
abessive kanattamme kanoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kanoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kananne kananne
accusative nom. kananne kananne
gen. kananne
genitive kananne kanojenne
kanainne rare
partitive kanaanne kanojanne
inessive kanassanne kanoissanne
elative kanastanne kanoistanne
illative kanaanne kanoihinne
adessive kanallanne kanoillanne
ablative kanaltanne kanoiltanne
allative kanallenne kanoillenne
essive kanananne kanoinanne
translative kanaksenne kanoiksenne
abessive kanattanne kanoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kanoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kanansa kanansa
accusative nom. kanansa kanansa
gen. kanansa
genitive kanansa kanojensa
kanainsa rare
partitive kanaansa kanojaan
kanojansa
inessive kanassaan
kanassansa 		kanoissaan
kanoissansa
elative kanastaan
kanastansa 		kanoistaan
kanoistansa
illative kanaansa kanoihinsa
adessive kanallaan
kanallansa 		kanoillaan
kanoillansa
ablative kanaltaan
kanaltansa 		kanoiltaan
kanoiltansa
allative kanalleen
kanallensa 		kanoilleen
kanoillensa
essive kananaan
kananansa 		kanoinaan
kanoinansa
translative kanakseen
kanaksensa 		kanoikseen
kanoiksensa
abessive kanattaan
kanattansa 		kanoittaan
kanoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kanoineen
kanoinensa
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

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 仮名(かな) (kana).

Noun

kana

  1. kana (Japanese syllabary)
Declension
Inflection of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kanani kanani
accusative nom. kanani kanani
gen. kanani
genitive kanani kanojeni
kanaini rare
partitive kanaani kanojani
inessive kanassani kanoissani
elative kanastani kanoistani
illative kanaani kanoihini
adessive kanallani kanoillani
ablative kanaltani kanoiltani
allative kanalleni kanoilleni
essive kananani kanoinani
translative kanakseni kanoikseni
abessive kanattani kanoittani
instructive — —
comitative — kanoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kanasi kanasi
accusative nom. kanasi kanasi
gen. kanasi
genitive kanasi kanojesi
kanaisi rare
partitive kanaasi kanojasi
inessive kanassasi kanoissasi
elative kanastasi kanoistasi
illative kanaasi kanoihisi
adessive kanallasi kanoillasi
ablative kanaltasi kanoiltasi
allative kanallesi kanoillesi
essive kananasi kanoinasi
translative kanaksesi kanoiksesi
abessive kanattasi kanoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kanoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kanamme kanamme
accusative nom. kanamme kanamme
gen. kanamme
genitive kanamme kanojemme
kanaimme rare
partitive kanaamme kanojamme
inessive kanassamme kanoissamme
elative kanastamme kanoistamme
illative kanaamme kanoihimme
adessive kanallamme kanoillamme
ablative kanaltamme kanoiltamme
allative kanallemme kanoillemme
essive kananamme kanoinamme
translative kanaksemme kanoiksemme
abessive kanattamme kanoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kanoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kananne kananne
accusative nom. kananne kananne
gen. kananne
genitive kananne kanojenne
kanainne rare
partitive kanaanne kanojanne
inessive kanassanne kanoissanne
elative kanastanne kanoistanne
illative kanaanne kanoihinne
adessive kanallanne kanoillanne
ablative kanaltanne kanoiltanne
allative kanallenne kanoillenne
essive kanananne kanoinanne
translative kanaksenne kanoiksenne
abessive kanattanne kanoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kanoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kanansa kanansa
accusative nom. kanansa kanansa
gen. kanansa
genitive kanansa kanojensa
kanainsa rare
partitive kanaansa kanojaan
kanojansa
inessive kanassaan
kanassansa 		kanoissaan
kanoissansa
elative kanastaan
kanastansa 		kanoistaan
kanoistansa
illative kanaansa kanoihinsa
adessive kanallaan
kanallansa 		kanoillaan
kanoillansa
ablative kanaltaan
kanaltansa 		kanoiltaan
kanoiltansa
allative kanalleen
kanallensa 		kanoilleen
kanoillensa
essive kananaan
kananansa 		kanoinaan
kanoinansa
translative kanakseen
kanaksensa 		kanoikseen
kanoiksensa
abessive kanattaan
kanattansa 		kanoittaan
kanoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kanoineen
kanoinensa

Anagrams

Ingrian

Noun

kana

  1. hen

Japanese

Romanization

kana

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かな

Kamba

Kamba cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : kana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nàì.

Numeral

kana

  1. four
Kamba Number Inflections
Noun Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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

  1. hen

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

Conjunction

kana

  1. or, whether

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)

  1. jug, pot (e.g. for coffee or tea)

Declension

Declension of kana
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kana kanje kany
Genitive kany kanowu kanow
Dative kanje kanoma kanam
Accusative kanu kanje kany
Instrumental kanu kanoma kanami
Locative kanje kanoma kanach

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi खाना (khānā)

Noun

kana

  1. food

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

  1. to walk
  2. to go

Portuguese

Noun

kana m (uncountable)

  1. kana (Japanese syllabaries)

Rayón Zoque

Noun

kana

  1. salt

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

  1. when

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish قنا (kına), from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kâna/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧na

Noun

kȁna f (Cyrillic spelling ка̏на)

  1. henna (Lawsonia inermis) (shrub; dye)
Declension
Declension of kana
singular plural
nominative kȁna kane
genitive kane kȃnā
dative kani kanama
accusative kanu kane
vocative kano kane
locative kani kanama
instrumental kanom kanama

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 仮名 (kana).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǎna/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧na

Noun

kàna f (Cyrillic spelling ка̀на)

  1. kana
Declension
Declension of kana
singular plural
nominative kana kane
genitive kane kana
dative kani kanama
accusative kanu kane
vocative kano kane
locative kani kanama
instrumental kanom kanama

Swahili

Verb

-kana (infinitive kukana)

  1. to deny, to reject, to say no

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kana
Positive present -nakana
Subjunctive -kane
Negative -kani
Imperative singular kana
Infinitives
Positive kukana
Negative kutokana
Imperatives
Singular kana
Plural kaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukana
Positive past positive subject concord + -likana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakana/nakana tunakana
2nd person unakana mnakana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakana wanakana
other classes positive subject concord + -nakana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kani)
Singular Plural
1st person sikani hatukani
2nd person hukani hamkani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakani hawakani
other classes negative subject concord + -kani
Positive future positive subject concord + -takana
Negative future negative subject concord + -takana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kane)
Singular Plural
1st person nikane tukane
2nd person ukane mkane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akane wakane
other classes positive subject concord + -kane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akana)
Singular Plural
1st person nakana twakana
2nd person wakana mwakana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akana wakana
m-mi(III/IV) wakana yakana
ji-ma(V/VI) lakana yakana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakana vyakana
n(IX/X) yakana zakana
u(XI) wakana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakana
pa(XVI) pakana
mu(XVIII) mwakana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokana
Consecutive kakana / positive subject concord + -kakana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakane
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikana -tukana
2nd person -kukana -wakana/-kukaneni/-wakaneni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkana -wakana
m-mi(III/IV) -ukana -ikana
ji-ma(V/VI) -likana -yakana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikana -vikana
n(IX/X) -ikana -zikana
u(XI) -ukana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukana
pa(XVI) -pakana
mu(XVIII) -mukana
Reflexive -jikana
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kanaye -kanao
m-mi(III/IV) -kanao -kanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kanalo -kanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kanacho -kanavyo
n(IX/X) -kanayo -kanazo
u(XI) -kanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kanako
pa(XVI) -kanapo
mu(XVIII) -kanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekana -okana
m-mi(III/IV) -okana -yokana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokana -yokana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokana -vyokana
n(IX/X) -yokana -zokana
u(XI) -okana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokana
pa(XVI) -pokana
mu(XVIII) -mokana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Swedish

Noun

kana c

  1. slide (mostly as a toy)

Declension

Declension of kana 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kana kanan kanor kanorna
Genitive kanas kanans kanors kanornas

Verb

kana (present kanar, preterite kanade, supine kanat, imperative kana)

  1. to slide (mostly of people or vehicles, relating to icy ground)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kana (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive kana —
Supine kanat —
Imperative kana —
Imper. plural1 kanen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative kanar kanade — —
Ind. plural1 kana kanade — —
Subjunctive2 kane kanade — —
Participles
Present participle kanande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

Anagrams

Turkish

Noun

kana

  1. dative singular of kan

Veps

Etymology

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Noun

kana

  1. chicken

Inflection

Template:vep-decl-stems

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

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Pronunciation

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Noun

kana (genitive kana, partitive kanna)

  1. chicken

Inflection

Inflection of kana
singular plural
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

  1. digging stick
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