kaan

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kaan"

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Noun

kaan (plural kaan dem, quantified kaan)

  1. corn
  2. cheese puff

Balantak

Etymology

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

Verb

kaan (actor voice mangkaan)

  1. (transitive) to eat

Derived terms

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

From German Kahn.

Noun

kaan ? (plural [please provide], diminutive [please provide])

  1. (dated) a small boat used on inland waters

Etymology 2

Verb

kaan

  1. inflection of kanen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology 1

Unknown. Cognates are found in several Estonian varieties, with the exception of Võro.

Noun

kaan (genitive kaani, partitive kaani)

  1. leech
Declension
Declension of kaan (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative kaan kaanid
accusative nom.
gen. kaani
genitive kaanide
partitive kaani kaane
kaanisid
illative kaani
kaanisse
kaanidesse
kaanesse
inessive kaanis kaanides
kaanes
elative kaanist kaanidest
kaanest
allative kaanile kaanidele
kaanele
adessive kaanil kaanidel
kaanel
ablative kaanilt kaanidelt
kaanelt
translative kaaniks kaanideks
kaaneks
terminative kaanini kaanideni
essive kaanina kaanidena
abessive kaanita kaanideta
comitative kaaniga kaanidega

Etymology 2

See kaas.

Noun

kaan (genitive kaane, partitive kaant)

  1. (colloquial) alternative form of kaas
Declension
Declension of kaan (ÕS type 13/suur, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative kaan kaaned
accusative nom.
gen. kaane
genitive kaante
partitive kaant kaani
illative kaande
kaanesse
kaantesse
kaanisse
inessive kaanes kaantes
kaanis
elative kaanest kaantest
kaanist
allative kaanele kaantele
kaanile
adessive kaanel kaantel
kaanil
ablative kaanelt kaantelt
kaanilt
translative kaaneks kaanteks
kaaniks
terminative kaaneni kaanteni
essive kaanena kaantena
abessive kaaneta kaanteta
comitative kaanega kaantega

Further reading

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

Isthmus Mixe

Noun

kaan

  1. salt

References

  • Dieterman, Julia; McCarty, James Michael, Jr.; Castañón López, Victoriano; Castañón Eugenio, María Dolores (2018), Breve diccionario del mixe del Istmo: Mogoñé Viejo, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 52)‎[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 27

Kalkoti

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit कर्ण॑ (kárṇa, ear).

    Noun

    kaan

    1. ear

    References

    • Liljegren, Henrik (2013), “Notes on Kalkoti: A Shina Language with Strong Kohistani Influences”, in Linguistic Discovery[2], volume 11, number 1, →DOI

    Middle French

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    Old French [Term?], borrowed from Classical Persian خان (xān). See it and English khan for more details.

    Noun

    kaan m (plural kaans)

    1. khan (ruler or sovereign)

    Descendants

    • French: khan

    References

    Saluan

    Etymology

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

    Verb

    kaan

    1. to eat

    Shabo

    Noun

    kaan

    1. dog

    See also

    Turkish

    Etymology

    From Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣 (qǧn¹).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kaːan/

    Noun

    kaan (definite accusative kaanı, plural kaanlar)

    1. superseded spelling of kağan
    2. ruler, sovereign

    Declension

    Declension of kaan
    singular plural
    nominative kaan kaanlar
    definite accusative kaanı kaanları
    dative kaana kaanlara
    locative kaanda kaanlarda
    ablative kaandan kaanlardan
    genitive kaanın kaanların

    Woiwurrung

    Alternative forms

    • ka-ân (snake)[1]

    Noun

    kaan

    1. snake[2]

    See also

    References

    Yucatec Maya

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Proto-Mayan *kaan.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈkàːn]

    Noun

    kaan (plural kaanoʼob)

    1. snake
    2. worm

    Derived terms

    References

    • Beltrán de Santa Rosa María, Pedro (1746), Arte de el idioma maya reducido a succintas reglas, y semilexicon yucateco (in Spanish), Mexico: Por la Biuda de D. Joseph Bernardo de Hogal, page 176:Culebra. Can.
    • Montgomery, John (2004), Maya-English, English-Maya (Yucatec) Dictionary & Phrasebook, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 60