kanal

See also: Kanal, kanál, Kanäl, kanał, and k'anal

English

Noun

kanal (plural kanals)

1. A unit of area used in parts of northern India and in Pakistan, equivalent to one eighth of an acre.

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Danish

Noun

kanal c (definite singular kanalen, indefinite plural kanaler, definite plural kanalerne)

1. canal (artificial waterway)
2. duct (in the body etc.)
3. channel (radio / TV frequency)
4. channel (method of communication)
5. channel (narrow body of water)

   den Engelske Kanal - the English Channel

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Estonian

Noun

kanal

1. adessive singular of kana

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch kanaal, from Middle Dutch canael, from older canel, from Old French canal, from Latin canālis (“pipe, channel, canal”), from canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na). Doublet of kanon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkanal]
• Hyphenation: ka‧nal

Noun

kanal

1. canal, an artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.

   Synonyms: terusan, saluran

2. channel, a specific radio frequency or band of frequencies, usually in conjunction with a predetermined letter, number, or codeword, and allocated by international agreement.

Derived terms

• penganalan

 

Further reading

• “kanal” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

kanal m (definite singular kanalen, indefinite plural kanaler, definite plural kanalene)

1. channel (narrow body of water)
2. channel (radio / TV frequency)
3. channel (method of communication)

   diplomatiske kanaler - diplomatic channels

4. canal (artificial waterway)
5. duct (in the body; air duct, cable duct etc.)

Derived terms

Terms derived from kanal

• Den engelske kanal
• fjernsynskanal

• Kanaløyene
• nødkanal

• vanningskanal
• ørekanal

References

• “kanal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kanal m (definite singular kanalen, indefinite plural kanalar, definite plural kanalane)

1. channel (narrow body of water)
2. channel (radio / TV frequency)
3. channel (method of communication)

   diplomatiske kanalar - diplomatic channels

4. canal (as above)
5. duct (as above)

Derived terms

• Den engelske kanalen
• fjernsynskanal
• Kanaløyane
• nødkanal

References

• “kanal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǎnaːl/
• Hyphenation: ka‧nal

Noun

kànāl m (Cyrillic spelling ка̀на̄л)

1. canal
2. channel

Declension

Declension of kanal

	singular	plural
nominative	kànāl	kanali
genitive	kanála	kanala
dative	kanalu	kanalima
accusative	kanal	kanale
vocative	kanale	kanali
locative	kanalu	kanalima
instrumental	kanalom	kanalima

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Swedish

kanal

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

kanal c

1. canal (man-made waterway used for transportation of vessels)
2. channel (unusual); narrow body of water between two land masses, such as the English Channel
3. channel; a radio frequency or band of frequencies

Declension

Declension of kanal
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kanal	kanalen	kanaler	kanalerna
Genitive	kanals	kanalens	kanalers	kanalernas

Descendants

• → Finnish: kanaali

Anagrams

• alkan, lakan, nalka

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish canal (“canal”).

Noun

kanál

1. canal; ditch

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قنال‎ (kanal), from French canal, from Latin canālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ.nɑɫ/

Noun

kanal (definite accusative kanalı, plural kanallar)

1. canal (waterway used for transportation of vessels)
2. channel; narrow body of water between two land masses, such as the English Channel
3. channel; a radio frequency or band of frequencies

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kanal
Definite accusative	kanalı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kanal	kanallar
Definite accusative	kanalı	kanalları
Dative	kanala	kanallara
Locative	kanalda	kanallarda
Ablative	kanaldan	kanallardan
Genitive	kanalın	kanalların