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.

Anagrams

• Lanka, kalan, Aklan

Danish

Etymology

From Latin canalis

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

Estonian

Etymology

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Noun

kanal (genitive kanali, partitive kanalit)

1. canal (artificial waterway or river used for travel, shipping or irrigation)
2. channel (water, method of communication, radio / TV frequency, etc.)

Declension

Declension of kanal (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kanal	kanalid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kanali
genitive			kanalite
partitive		kanalit	kanaleid
illative		kanalisse	kanalitesse kanaleisse
inessive		kanalis	kanalites kanaleis
elative		kanalist	kanalitest kanaleist
allative		kanalile	kanalitele kanaleile
adessive		kanalil	kanalitel kanaleil
ablative		kanalilt	kanalitelt kanaleilt
translative		kanaliks	kanaliteks kanaleiks
terminative		kanalini	kanaliteni
essive		kanalina	kanalitena
abessive		kanalita	kanaliteta
comitative		kanaliga	kanalitega

Noun

kanal

1. adessive singular of kana

Further reading

• “kanal”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• kanal in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkanal/ [ˈka.nal]
• Rhymes: -anal
• Syllabification: ka‧nal

Noun

kanal (plural kanal-kanal)

1. canal (an artificial waterway or artificially improved river)

   Synonyms: terusan, saluran

2. (broadcasting) channel (a specific radio frequency or band of frequencies)

   Synonym: saluran

Derived terms

• penganalan
• perkanal

Related terms

• kanalisasi

Further reading

• “kanal”, 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

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

• Den engelske kanal
• fjernsynskanal
• Kanaløyene
• nødkanal
• vanningskanal
• ørekanal

References

• “kanal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kànāl m inan (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

Slovene

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin canālis (“pipe, channel, canal”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanàːl/

Noun

kanál m inan

1. canal
2. channel

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	kanál
gen. sing.	kanála
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kanál	kanála	kanáli
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kanála	kanálov	kanálov
dative (dajȃlnik)	kanálu	kanáloma	kanálom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kanál	kanála	kanále
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kanálu	kanálih	kanálih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kanálom	kanáloma	kanáli

Further reading

• “kanal”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Swedish

en kanal

Etymology

From Latin canalis

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

kanal c

1. a canal (man-made waterway)
2. a channel (used in the names of some natural, relatively narrow waterways, for example "Engelska kanalen" (the English Channel))
3. (communication) a channel (for transmitting information, in technical and other senses)

   hålla diplomatiska kanaler öppna

   keep diplomatic channels open

   1. a (television, radio, YouTube, etc.) channel

      TV4 är en tv-kanal

      TV4 is a television channel

      Nisse, byt kanal på tv:n

      Nisse, change the channel on the television

      en YouTube-kanal

      a YouTube channel

Declension

Declension of kanal

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kanal	kanals
	definite	kanalen	kanalens
plural	indefinite	kanaler	kanalers
	definite	kanalerna	kanalernas

Descendants

• → Finnish: kanaali

See also

• sund
• vik

References

• kanal in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kanal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kanal in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• alkan, lakan, nalka

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish canal (“canal”), from Latin canālis (“channel; canal”), from canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm, “reed”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈnal/ [kɐˈn̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ka‧nal

Noun

kanál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜎ᜔)

1. canal; ditch

Related terms

• kanalado
• kanaladura

Adjective

kanál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜎ᜔)

1. (figurative, colloquial) vulgar; indecent

Further reading

• “kanal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.

Anagrams

• Lakan, lakan, kalan, Aklan

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قنال (kanal), borrowed from French canal, derived from Latin canālis, from canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm, “reed”)

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

Declension of kanal

singular plural nominative kanal kanallar definite accusative kanalı kanalları dative kanala kanallara locative kanalda kanallarda ablative kanaldan kanallardan genitive kanalın kanalların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular kanalım kanallarım 2nd singular kanalın kanalların 3rd singular kanalı kanalları 1st plural kanalımız kanallarımız 2nd plural kanalınız kanallarınız 3rd plural kanalları kanalları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular kanalımı kanallarımı 2nd singular kanalını kanallarını 3rd singular kanalını kanallarını 1st plural kanalımızı kanallarımızı 2nd plural kanalınızı kanallarınızı 3rd plural kanallarını kanallarını dative singular plural 1st singular kanalıma kanallarıma 2nd singular kanalına kanallarına 3rd singular kanalına kanallarına 1st plural kanalımıza kanallarımıza 2nd plural kanalınıza kanallarınıza 3rd plural kanallarına kanallarına locative singular plural 1st singular kanalımda kanallarımda 2nd singular kanalında kanallarında 3rd singular kanalında kanallarında 1st plural kanalımızda kanallarımızda 2nd plural kanalınızda kanallarınızda 3rd plural kanallarında kanallarında ablative singular plural 1st singular kanalımdan kanallarımdan 2nd singular kanalından kanallarından 3rd singular kanalından kanallarından 1st plural kanalımızdan kanallarımızdan 2nd plural kanalınızdan kanallarınızdan 3rd plural kanallarından kanallarından genitive singular plural 1st singular kanalımın kanallarımın 2nd singular kanalının kanallarının 3rd singular kanalının kanallarının 1st plural kanalımızın kanallarımızın 2nd plural kanalınızın kanallarınızın 3rd plural kanallarının kanallarının

Derived terms

• kanal dolgusu
• kanalcık
• kök kanal
• kulak kanalı

Related terms

• kanalizasyon
• kanalize

Further reading

• “kanal”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “kanal”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “kanal”, in Nişanyan Sözlük