kandu

See also: kändu

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kán.dúː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kán.dúː]

Noun

kandū m (plural kandā̀yē, possessed form kandun)

1. A certain white stone used in necklaces.

Livvi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑndu/
• Hyphenation: kan‧du
• Rhymes: -ɑndu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kanta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kanta. Akin to Finnish kanta.

Noun

kandu

1. base, foundation
2. stalk of a mushroom
3. (anatomy) heel
4. heel (part of shoe)
5. head (of a nail), cap

Declension

Declension of kandu (Type 3/jalgu, nd-nn gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kandu	kannat
genitive	kannan	kannoin
partitive	kandua	kandoi
illative	kandah	kandoih
inessive	kannas	kannois
elative	kannaspäi	kannoispäi
allative	kannale	kannoile
adessive	kannal	kannoil
ablative	kannalpäi	kannoilpäi
translative	kannakse	kannoikse
essive	kannannu	kannoinnu
abessive	kannattah	kannoittah
comitative	kannanke	kannoinke
instructive		kannoin
prolative	kannači

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kandu

1. generation, birth, origin, stock, family, race, tribe, lineage
2. total number/head of livestock, population
3. (linguistics) root

Declension

Declension of kandu (Type 3/jalgu, nd-nn gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kandu	kannat
genitive	kannan	kannoin
partitive	kandua	kandoi
illative	kandah	kandoih
inessive	kannas	kannois
elative	kannaspäi	kannoispäi
allative	kannale	kannoile
adessive	kannal	kannoil
ablative	kannalpäi	kannoilpäi
translative	kannakse	kannoikse
essive	kannannu	kannoinnu
abessive	kannattah	kannoittah
comitative	kannanke	kannoinke
instructive		kannoin
prolative	kannači

References

• Tatjana Boiko (2019), Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 93

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Probably from Kongo ki-káandu (“sign defending against thieves”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kandu/, [ka̠ndu], [kɑ̟ndu]

Noun

kandu

1. spell against thieves

Descendants

• Aukan: kandú
• Saramaccan: kándu