kanta

See also: -kanta

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish canta, from cantar (“to sing”), from Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō, frequentative of canō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: kan‧ta

Noun

kanta

1. a song

Verb

kanta

1. to sing
2. (slang) to fellate; to perform oral sex (on a man)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kanta.

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kanta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kanta. Cognates include Estonian kand, Erzya кандо (kando, “log, load”), Moksha канда (kanda), Khanty ҳонт (h̦ont) and Mansi [script needed] (χānta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑntɑ/, [ˈkɑn̪t̪ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑntɑ
• Syllabification: kan‧ta

Noun

kanta

1. base (supporting component of a structure or object)

   lampun kanta ― base of a light bulb

   pilarin kanta ― base of a column

   lehden kanta ― base of a leaf

2. heel (part of foot, used especially in compound terms)

   Synonym: kantapää

   kantaluu ― heel bone

3. heel (part of a sole of a shoe, especially a low one; a high heel is usually called korko)

   olla kannoilla ― to heel

4. heel (end-piece of a loaf of bread)

   Synonyms: kantapala, kannikka

5. head (blunt end of a fastener)

   naulan kanta ― nailhead

   tasakantaruuvi ― flathead screw

6. stub (piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record)

   (lipun kanta, ticket stub)

7. position, opinion, point of view, account, stance, stand (attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs)

   En ota tuohon kantaa. ― I don't take a position on that.

   Olen kanssasi eri kannalla asevalvonnasta.

   I don’t agree with your stance on gun control.

   pysyä kannassaan ― to stand one's ground

8. (electronics) base (controlling terminal of a transistor)
9. (microbiology) strain (particular variety of microbe, organism etc.)
10. (biology) population (collection of a particular species living in a given area)

    Suomen hirvikanta ― moose population of Finland

11. (mathematics) base, radix (in a positional numeral system, the number of unique digits, including the digit zero, used to represent numbers)
12. (mathematics) base (number raised to the power of an exponent)
13. (geometry) base (lowest side or face)
14. (linear algebra) basis
15. (topology) base, basis
16. (linguistics) root (word from which another word is derived)
17. (linguistics, as modifier) proto- (of common ancestor, often hypothetical)

    Kaikki indoeurooppalaiset kielet polveutuvat kantaindoeuroopasta.

    All Indo-European languages are descended from Proto-Indo-European.

Declension

Inflection of kanta (Kotus type 9/kala, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		kanta	kannat
genitive		kannan	kantojen
partitive		kantaa	kantoja
illative		kantaan	kantoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kanta	kannat
accusative	nom.	kanta	kannat
	gen.	kannan
genitive		kannan	kantojen kantainrare
partitive		kantaa	kantoja
inessive		kannassa	kannoissa
elative		kannasta	kannoista
illative		kantaan	kantoihin
adessive		kannalla	kannoilla
ablative		kannalta	kannoilta
allative		kannalle	kannoille
essive		kantana	kantoina
translative		kannaksi	kannoiksi
instructive		—	kannoin
abessive		kannatta	kannoitta
comitative		—	kantoineen

Possessive forms of kanta (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kantani	kantamme
2nd person	kantasi	kantanne
3rd person	kantansa

Synonyms

• (opinion): näkemys, mielipide

Related terms

• (opinion): kannella (“to file a complaint, to complain”)
• (opinion): perustella (“to argue”) from perustaa (“to base”)
• (opinion): kantaja (“plaintiff”)

Compounds

• ajatuskanta
• alikanta
• asuntokanta
• autokanta
• bakteerikanta
• eläinkanta
• fanikanta
• hirvikanta
• itiökanta
• kaalinkanta
• kaksikantajärjestelmä
• kaksimetallikanta
• kalakanta
• kannanilmaisu
• kannanilmaus
• kannanmuutos
• kannanmäärittely
• kannanmääritys
• kannanotto
• kannanvaihto
• kanta-aliupseeri
• kanta-asiakas
• kanta-astuja
• kanta-asukas
• kantaesittää
• kantaesitys
• kantahenkilökunta
• kantahenkilöstö
• Kanta-Häme
• kantaindoeurooppa
• kantaisä
• kantaitiö
• kantajoukko
• kantajänne
• kantajäsen
• kantakahvila
• kantakalvo
• kantakappi
• kantakaupunki
• kantakieli
• kantakirja
• kantakulma
• kantalappu
• kantalinnoite
• kantalinnoittaa
• kantalinnoitus
• kantalippu
• kantaliuos
• kantaluku
• kantanäky
• kantaohjelmisto
• kantaosa
• kantapaikka
• kantapala
• kantapeikko
• kantapiikki
• kantapiste
• kantapää
• kantarauta
• kantaravintola
• kantasana
• kantasieni
• kantaslaavi
• kantaslaavilainen
• kantasolu
• kantasormus
• kantasuomalainen
• kantasuomi
• kantatie
• kantatila
• kantaurali
• kantavartalo
• kantavierre
• kantaväestö
• kantaäiti
• katsantokanta
• kengänkanta
• kielenkanta
• kirveenkanta
• kolmikanta
• konekanta
• korkokanta
• kultakanta
• kupukanta
• kuusikanta
• kuusiokanta
• käsityskanta
• käskykanta
• lampunkanta
• lehtikanta
• linssikantaruuvi
• lintukanta
• oksankanta
• osakekanta
• paperikanta
• pultinkanta
• puolustuskanta
• rahakanta
• rakennuskanta
• rapukanta
• ristikantaruuvi
• ruuvinkanta
• saappaankanta
• tietokanta
• tilauskanta
• uppokanta
• uppokantanaula
• viisikanta
• ympäristökanta

 

Derived terms

• hyökkäyskannalla
• kannallinen
• kannikas
• -kantainen
• kantio
• kantis
• liikekannalla
• odottava kanta
• olla jonkun kannoilla
• osua naulan kantaan
• ottaa kantaa
• puolustuskannalla
• yksikantaan

 

Anagrams

• ankat, kanat, katan, takan, tanka

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Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese cantar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu kanta.

Verb

kanta

1. to sing

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Hausa

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kantā f (possessed form kantar̃)

1. callus

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English counter.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kantā̀ f (plural kantōcī, possessed form kantàr̃)

1. counter, shelf

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit कान्त (kānta, “stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanta/
• Hyphenation: kan‧ta

Noun

kanta

1. (obsolete) lens

   Synonym: lensa

Derived terms

• suryakanta

Further reading

• “kanta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Ingrian

Noun

kanta

1. heel

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese cantar.

Verb

kanta

1. to sing

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Lindu

Noun

kanta

1. potato

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Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kantadak.

Verb

kanta

1. carry

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Maltese

Root
k-n-t-j
2 terms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian cantari and/or Italian cantare, from Latin cantare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkan.ta/

Verb

kanta (imperfect jkanta, past participle kantat, verbal noun kantar)

1. to sing

   Synonym: għanna

   Inkantalek. ― I sing to you.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kanta

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	kantajt	kantajt	kanta		kantajna	kantajtu	kantaw
	f			kantat
imperfect	m	nkanta	tkanta	jkanta		nkantaw	tkantaw	jkantaw
	f			tkanta
imperative			kanta				kantaw

Derived terms

• kant
• kantabbli
• kantaliena
• kantant
• kantata
• kantiku
• kantur
• tkanta

 

See also

• għanja

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Pali

Adjective

kanta

1. lovely
2. enjoyable
3. pleasant

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese cantar and Spanish cantar and Kabuverdianu kanta.

Verb

kanta

1. to sing

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Sambali

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish canta.

Noun

kanta

1. song

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چانطه‎ (çanta, “leather bag, small suitcase”) (Turkish çanta), from Persian چنته‎.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǎːnta/
• Hyphenation: kan‧ta

Noun

kánta f (Cyrillic spelling ка́нта)

1. can
2. pail

   kante za smeće

   garbage pail

Declension

Declension of kanta

	singular	plural
nominative	kánta	kante
genitive	kante	kántā / kántī
dative	kanti	kantama
accusative	kantu	kante
vocative	kanto	kante
locative	kanti	kantama
instrumental	kantom	kantama

References

• “kanta” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Swedish

Verb

kanta (present kantar, preterite kantade, supine kantat, imperative kanta)

1. to be placed as a border, limit or rim

Conjugation

Conjugation of kanta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kanta		kantas
Supine	kantat		kantats
Imperative	kanta		—
Imper. plural1	kanten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kantar	kantade	kantas	kantades
Ind. plural1	kanta	kantade	kantas	kantades
Subjunctive2	kante	kantade	kantes	kantades
	Participles
Present participle	kantande
Past participle	kantad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• kantning

See also

• vägen till helvetet kantas av goda föresatser

Anagrams

• kanat, tanka

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish canta.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: kan‧tá
• IPA^(key): /kanˈta/, [kxɐnˈta]

• Audio

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Noun

kantá

1. song; chant

   Synonym: awit

Derived terms

• ikanta
• kantahan
• kantahin
• kumanta
• magkanta
• magkantahan
• makipagkantahan
• pakantahin

 

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Votic

Etymology

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Noun

kanta (genitive kannaa, partitive [please provide])

1. heel

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• "kanta" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat