kana

See also: kanā, kána, kāna, känä, and Kaňa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 仮名 (kana, “phonetic character”, literally “borrowed character”, from the way that kana were originally Chinese characters "borrowed" for their phonetic values).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑːnə/, [ˈkʰɑːnə]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːnə

Noun

kana (plural kana or kanas)

  1. The hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are made up of characters that represent individual syllables, which are are used to write Japanese words and particles. Kana are derived from kanji.
  2. A hiragana or katakana character.

Translations

Anagrams

Apalaí

Noun

kana

  1. fish

Breton

Etymology

Proto-Celtic [Term?] (compare Welsh canu, Irish canadh).

Verb

kana

  1. to sing

Mutation

Chuukese

Determiner

kana

  1. (possessive subject marker) those

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kana, from Proto-Germanic *hanô. Cognate to Finnish kana, Livonian kanā, Votic kana, Veps kana, Old Norse hani, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰 (hana), Swedish hane.

Noun

kana (genitive kana, partitive kana)

  1. chicken
  2. hen

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Verb

kana

  1. to eat (consume)

Noun

kana

  1. meal

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kana, from Proto-Germanic *hanjō (“hen”), from Proto-Indo-European *kan-, *kana- (“to sing”). Cognates include Estonian kana, English hen.

Noun

kana

  1. chicken (domestic fowl of species Gallus gallus, Gallus domesticus)
  2. hen (female chicken)
  3. chicken (meat from this bird eaten as food)
  4. (taxonomy) gallinaceous (when used as modifier in some compound terms)
    kanalintu ― gallinaceous bird
  5. (derogatory) hen (unintelligent, talkative woman)
  6. (archaic) woman, sweetheart
    • 1835, Elias Lönnrot, Kalevala:
      Sanoi Pohjolan emäntä, itse lausui, noin nimesi:/ Kummallenp' on mielit mennä, kun tulevat tahtomahan/ ikuiseksi ystäväksi, kainaloiseksi kanaksi?
      Said the mistress of Pohjola, stated herself, thus worded:/ To which one do you want to go, when they come to woo you/ to be their eternal friend, a chicken under their arm?
Declension
Inflection of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kana kanat
genitive kanan kanojen
partitive kanaa kanoja
illative kanaan kanoihin
singular plural
nominative kana kanat
accusative nom. kana kanat
gen. kanan
genitive kanan kanojen
kanainrare
partitive kanaa kanoja
inessive kanassa kanoissa
elative kanasta kanoista
illative kanaan kanoihin
adessive kanalla kanoilla
ablative kanalta kanoilta
allative kanalle kanoille
essive kanana kanoina
translative kanaksi kanoiksi
instructive — kanoin
abessive kanatta kanoitta
comitative — kanoineen
Usage notes

The word kana usually refers to a mature bird. The Finnish translation for "chicken" in the sense "young hen" is kananpoika or broileri.

Synonyms
Derived terms
Compounds
See also

Etymology 2

From Japanese

Noun

kana

  1. kana (Japanese syllabary)

Anagrams

Ingrian

Noun

kana

  1. hen

Japanese

Romanization

kana

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かな

Kamba

Kamba cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : kana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nàì.

Numeral

kana

  1. four

Karelian

Noun

kana

  1. hen

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kana/

Conjunction

kana

  1. or, whether

References

  • “kana” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 206. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kanne, from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkana]

Noun

kana f (diminutive kanka)

  1. jug, pot (e.g. for coffee or tea)

Declension

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi खाना (khānā)

Noun

kana

  1. food

Reference

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese caminhar and Spanish caminar and Kabuverdianu kaminha.

Verb

kana

  1. to walk
  2. to go

Portuguese

Noun

kana m (uncountable)

  1. kana (Japanese syllabaries)

Romani

Adverb

kana

  1. when

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (Turkish kına), from Arabic حِنَّاء‎ (ḥinnāʾ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kâna/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧na

Noun

kȁna f (Cyrillic spelling ка̏на)

  1. henna (clarification of this definition is needed)
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 仮名 (kana).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǎna/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧na

Noun

kàna f (Cyrillic spelling ка̀на)

  1. kana
Declension

Swahili

Verb

-kana (infinitive kukana)

  1. to deny, to reject, to say no

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kana
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kukana kutokana
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative kana kaneni
Habitual hukana
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive nilikana
nalikana		 tulikana
twalikana		 ulikana
walikana		 mlikana
mwalikana		 alikana walikana ulikana ilikana lilikana yalikana kilikana vilikana ilikana zilikana ulikana kulikana palikana mulikana
Relative niliokana
naliokana		 tuliokana
twaliokana		 uliokana
waliokana		 mliokana
mwaliokana		 aliokana waliokana uliokana iliokana liliokana yaliokana kiliokana viliokana iliokana ziliokana uliokana kuliokana paliokana muliokana
Negative sikukana hatukukana hukukana hamkukana hakukana hawakukana haukukana haikukana halikukana hayakukana hakikukana havikukana haikukana hazikukana haukukana hakukukana hapakukana hamukukana
Present
Positive ninakana
nakana		 tunakana unakana mnakana anakana wanakana unakana inakana linakana yanakana kinakana vinakana inakana zinakana unakana kunakana panakana munakana
Relative ninaokana
naokana		 tunaokana unaokana mnaokana anaokana wanaokana unaokana inaokana linaokana yanaokana kinaokana vinaokana inaokana zinaokana unaokana kunaokana panaokana munaokana
Negative sikani hatukani hukani hamkani hakani hawakani haukani haikani halikani hayakani hakikani havikani haikani hazikani haukani hakukani hapakani hamukani
Future
Positive nitakana tutakana utakana mtakana atakana watakana utakana itakana litakana yatakana kitakana vitakana itakana zitakana utakana kutakana patakana mutakana
Relative nitakaokana tutakaokana utakaokana mtakaokana atakaokana watakaokana utakaokana itakaokana litakaokana yatakaokana kitakaokana vitakaokana itakaokana zitakaokana utakaokana kutakaokana patakaokana mutakaokana
Negative sitakana hatutakana hutakana hamtakana hatakana hawatakana hautakana haitakana halitakana hayatakana hakitakana havitakana haitakana hazitakana hautakana hakutakana hapatakana hamutakana
Subjunctive
Positive nikane tukane ukane mkane akane wakane ukane ikane likane yakane kikane vikane ikane zikane ukane kukane pakane mukane
Negative nisikane tusikane usikane msikane asikane wasikane usikane isikane lisikane yasikane kisikane visikane isikane zisikane usikane kusikane pasikane musikane
Present Conditional
Positive ningekana tungekana ungekana mngekana angekana wangekana ungekana ingekana lingekana yangekana kingekana vingekana ingekana zingekana ungekana kungekana pangekana mungekana
Negative nisingekana
singekana		 tusingekana
hatungekana		 usingekana
hungekana		 msingekana
hamngekana		 asingekana
hangekana		 wasingekana
hawangekana		 usingekana
haungekana		 isingekana
haingekana		 lisingekana
halingekana		 yasingekana
hayangekana		 kisingekana
hakingekana		 visingekana
havingekana		 isingekana
haingekana		 zisingekana
hazingekana		 usingekana
haungekana		 kusingekana
hakungekana		 pasingekana
hapangekana		 musingekana
hamungekana
Past Conditional
Positive ningalikana tungalikana ungalikana mngalikana angalikana wangalikana ungalikana ingalikana lingalikana yangalikana kingalikana vingalikana ingalikana zingalikana ungalikana kungalikana pangalikana mungalikana
Negative nisingalikana
singalikana		 tusingalikana
hatungalikana		 usingalikana
hungalikana		 msingalikana
hamngalikana		 asingalikana
hangalikana		 wasingalikana
hawangalikana		 usingalikana
haungalikana		 isingalikana
haingalikana		 lisingalikana
halingalikana		 yasingalikana
hayangalikana		 kisingalikana
hakingalikana		 visingalikana
havingalikana		 isingalikana
haingalikana		 zisingalikana
hazingalikana		 usingalikana
haungalikana		 kusingalikana
hakungalikana		 pasingalikana
hapangalikana		 musingalikana
hamungalikana
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelikana tungelikana ungelikana mngelikana angelikana wangelikana ungelikana ingelikana lingelikana yangelikana kingelikana vingelikana ingelikana zingelikana ungelikana kungelikana pangelikana mungelikana
General Relative
Positive nikanao tukanao ukanao mkanao akanao wakanao ukanao ikanao likanao yakanao kikanao vikanao ikanao zikanao ukanao kukanao pakanao mukanao
Negative nisiokana tusiokana usiokana msiokana asiokana wasiokana usiokana isiokana lisiokana yasiokana kisiokana visiokana isiokana zisiokana usiokana kusiokana pasiokana musiokana
Gnomic
Positive nakana twakana wakana mwakana akana wakana wakana yakana lakana yakana chakana vyakana yakana zakana wakana kwakana pakana mwakana
Perfect
Positive nimekana tumekana umekana mmekana amekana wamekana umekana imekana limekana yamekana kimekana vimekana imekana zimekana umekana kumekana pamekana mumekana
"Already"
Positive nimeshakana tumeshakana umeshakana mmeshakana ameshakana wameshakana umeshakana imeshakana limeshakana yameshakana kimeshakana vimeshakana imeshakana zimeshakana umeshakana kumeshakana pameshakana mumeshakana
"Not yet"
Negative sijakana hatujakana hujakana hamjakana hajakana hawajakana haujakana haijakana halijakana hayajakana hakijakana havijakana haijakana hazijakana haujakana hakujakana hapajakana hamujakana
"If/When"
Positive nikikana tukikana ukikana mkikana akikana wakikana ukikana ikikana likikana yakikana kikikana vikikana ikikana zikikana ukikana kukikana pakikana mukikana
"If not"
Negative nisipokana tusipokana usipokana msipokana asipokana wasipokana usipokana isipokana lisipokana yasipokana kisipokana visipokana isipokana zisipokana usipokana kusipokana pasipokana musipokana
Consecutive
Positive nikakana tukakana ukakana mkakana akakana wakakana ukakana ikakana likakana yakakana kikakana vikakana ikakana zikakana ukakana kukakana pakakana mukakana
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Swedish

Noun

kana c

  1. slide (mostly as a toy)

Declension

Declension of kana 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kana kanan kanor kanorna
Genitive kanas kanans kanors kanornas

Verb

kana (present kanar, preterite kanade, supine kanat, imperative kana)

  1. to slide (mostly of people or vehicles, relating to icy ground)

Conjugation

See also

Turkish

Noun

kana

  1. dative singular of kan

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kana, from Proto-Germanic *hanô.

Noun

kana

  1. chicken

Inflection

Inflection of kana
nominative sing. kana
genitive sing. kanan
partitive sing. kanad
partitive plur. kanoid
singular plural
nominative kana kanad
accusative kanan kanad
genitive kanan kanoiden
partitive kanad kanoid
essive-instructive kanan kanoin
translative kanaks kanoikš
inessive kanas kanoiš
elative kanaspäi kanoišpäi
illative ? kanoihe
adessive kanal kanoil
ablative kanalpäi kanoilpäi
allative kanale kanoile
abessive kanata kanoita
comitative kananke kanoidenke
prolative kanadme kanoidme
approximative I kananno kanoidenno
approximative II kanannoks kanoidennoks
egressive kanannopäi kanoidennopäi
terminative I ? kanoihesai
terminative II kanalesai kanoilesai
terminative III kanassai —
additive I ? kanoihepäi
additive II kanalepäi kanoilepäi

Derived terms

  • haudoikana
  • meckana
  • kanankoda
  • kananpoigaine
  • kananpu

References

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “курица”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kana, from Proto-Germanic *hanô. Cognates include Estonian kana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑnɑ/

Noun

kana (genitive kana, partitive kanna)

  1. chicken

Inflection

Warlpiri

Noun

kana

  1. digging stick
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