kanu

See also: Kanu and kanū

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tanu (“bury”), from Proto-Austronesian *tanem (“bury”) (compare Samoan tanu, Chamorro tanom).

Verb

1. to plant
2. to bury

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkanu/

Noun

kanu

1. accusative/instrumental singular of kana

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǎnuː/
• Hyphenation: ka‧nu

Noun

kànū m (Cyrillic spelling ка̀нӯ)

1. canoe

Declension

Declension of kanu

	singular	plural
nominative	kànū	kanui
genitive	kanùa	kanua
dative	kanuu	kanuima
accusative	kanu	kanue
vocative	kanuu / kanue	kanui
locative	kanuu	kanuima
instrumental	kanuom	kanuima

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Swahili

Noun

kanu (n class, plural kanu)

1. genet (mammal)

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English canoe.

Noun

kanu

1. canoe