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kan
English
Etymology 1
Noun
kan (plural kans)
- Archaic form of khan.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Japanese ?.
Noun
kan (plural kan)
- A Japanese unit of weight, approximately 8.267 lb.
Anagrams
- NAK, NKA, nak, nka
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch kan, singular of kunnen, from Middle Dutch cunnen, from Old Dutch cunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnan?, from Proto-Indo-European *?neh?-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kan/
Verb
kan (present kan, past kon)
- can
Alak
Noun
kan
- (Harak) woman
Alternative forms
- akan (Alak)
Further reading
- Theraphan L. Thongkum, The place of Lawi, Harak and Tariang within Bahnaric (1997), in The Mon-Khmer Studies Journal, volume 27
Awar
Noun
kan
- tree
Further reading
- Catherine Levy, Language Research in Papua New Guinea: A Case Study of Awar (2005)
Bambara
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kã?ã?]
Noun
kan
- (anatomy) neck
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Basque
Noun
kan
- inessive singular of ka
Bikol Central
Preposition
kan
- Of—objective marker for nouns or phrases other than personal names.
Breton
Noun
kan m
- song
Chuukese
Determiner
kan
- (possessive subject marker) these
Related terms
- ekkan
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?k?an?], [?k?an], [?k?a]
- Rhymes: -a
Verb
kan
- present of kunne
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n/
- Hyphenation: kan
- Rhymes: -?n
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch canne. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
kan f (plural kannen, diminutive kannetje n)
- jug
- pot (for tea, coffee, etc.)
- can (cylindrical vessel)
Derived terms
- bierkan
- koffiekan
- melkkan
- stroopkan
- waterkan
- wijnkan
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kan
- ? Japanese: ?
Etymology 2
From Old French chan, from Medieval Latin canus, caanus, of Turkic origin, from Old Turkic x?n (x?n, “Central Asian khan”), probably ultimately of non-Turkic (Central Asian) origin.
Noun
kan m (plural kannen, diminutive kannetje n)
- khan (Turkish or Mongol ruler)
Derived terms
- kanaat
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
kan
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of kunnen
- imperative of kunnen
- (archaic) plural imperative of kunnen
Synonyms
- (present singular): kunt (2 sg.)- more formal
French
Noun
kan m (plural kans)
- "khan"
References
Gagauz
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ki?n (“blood”).
Noun
kan (definite accusative {{{1}}}, plural {{{2}}})
- blood
German
Verb
kan
- Obsolete spelling of kann
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French quand.
Adverb
kan
- when
Synonyms
- kilè
Hungarian
Etymology
Of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?k?n]
- Rhymes: -?n
Noun
kan (plural kanok)
- male (of dogs)
- boar
Declension
Antonyms
- (dog): szuka
Derived terms
- kanász
- kanos
- vadkan
References
Japanese
Romanization
kan
- R?maji transcription of ??
- R?maji transcription of ??
Kera
Noun
kan
- water
References
- Takács, Gábor (2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, ?ISBN, page 201:
- […] we should carefully distinguish the following Ch. roots from AA *m-? "water" [GT]:
- (1) Ch. *h-m "water" [GT]: […] Kwang kà?m [Jng.], Kera kan [Ebert] […]
Kholosi
Etymology
From Sanskrit ???? (kar?á).
Noun
kan ?
- (anatomy) ear
References
- Eric Anonby; Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014) , “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx?[2], pages 13-36
Lacandon
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *kaahn.
Noun
kan
- snake
Derived terms
References
- Baer, Phillip; Baer, Mary; Chan K?in, Manuel; Chan K?in, Antonio (2018) Diccionaro maya lacandón (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 51)?[3] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 93
Malay
Etymology
Shortened form of bukan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kan/
- Rhymes: -kan, -an
Adverb
kan
- isn't it?
Mandarin
Romanization
kan
- Nonstandard spelling of k?n.
- Nonstandard spelling of k?n.
- Nonstandard spelling of kàn.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French quand.
Adverb
kan
- when
Middle English
Noun
kan
- plural of canne
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Verb
kan
- present of kunne
- can; may; be able to
Etymology 2
Noun
kan m (definite singular kanen, indefinite plural kaner, definite plural kanene)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by khan
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse kann.
Alternative forms
- (non-standard since 1938) kann
Verb
kan
- present tense of kunna and kunne
Etymology 2
Noun
kan m (definite singular kanen, indefinite plural kanar, definite plural kanane)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by khan
Romani
Etymology
From Sanskrit ???? (kár?a, “ear”). Cognate with Hindi ??? (k?n) and Punjabi ??? (kann, “ear”).
Noun
kan m (plural kana)
- ear
Seimat
Noun
kan
- water; fresh water
References
- Beata Wozna, Theresa Wilson, Seimat Grammar Essentials (2005)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kâ?n/
- Rhymes: -â?n
Noun
k?n m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- khan
Declension
Somali
Determiner
kan
- this (masculine)
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kan?/
Verb
kan
- present of kunna
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English cunt.
Noun
kan
- (vulgar) cunt (female genitalia)
- (vulgar) cunt (term of abuse)
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ???? (kan, “blood”), from Proto-Turkic *ki?n (“blood”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?n/
Noun
kan (definite accusative kan?, plural kanlar)
- blood
- (dialectal) kitchen
Declension
Related terms
- kanl?
- kans?z
- kanl?k
- kanlanmak
Yami
Etymology
Compare Malay makan (“to eat”).
Verb
kan
- to eat
Yoruba
Etymology
Derived from oókan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k???/
Adjective
kan
- one
Derived terms
- ????kan
Yucatec Maya
Alternative forms
- can (obsolete)
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *koohng-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?kan]
Numeral
kan
- four
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 152: “Can. Quatro. 4.”
- Montgomery, John (2004) Maya-English, English-Maya (Yucatec) Dictionary & Phrasebook, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., ?ISBN, pages 60, 203
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kar
English
Noun
kar (plural kars)
- (marketing, in product names) Deliberate misspelling of car.
- 1989, International Shrine Clowns Association, page 26:
- In the fifties the need for a Klown vehicle was evident and a King Midget Frame was acquired and a Klown Kar was added.
- 1989, International Shrine Clowns Association, page 26:
Anagrams
- AKR, Ark, Ark., RAK, RKA, ark, kra
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch kar, from Middle Dutch carre, from Latin carrus or the mediaeval variant carra, from Gaulish carros.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kar/
Noun
kar (plural karre, diminutive karretjie)
- cart
- car, automobile
Synonyms
- wa
Albanian
Etymology
According to Orel, borrowed from Romani kar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ka?]
- IPA(key): [ka?] (Gheg)
Noun
kar m (indefinite plural kar, definite singular kari, definite plural karet)
- (anatomy) penis
- (slang, vulgar) cock, dick
Declension
Derived terms
- karuc m (diminutive)
Synonyms
- penis m (chiefly formal)
- bile m
- luc m (childish)
- karuc m (colloquial, slightly vulgar, diminutive)
- dërrasë f (vulgar)
- hu m (vulgar)
References
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Persian ??? (kar).
Adjective
kar (comparative daha kar, superlative ?n kar)
- deaf
- (phonetics, of a consonant) voiceless
Antonyms
- (of a consonant): cingiltili
Breton
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k??r/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Brythonic *kar, from Proto-Celtic *karants.
Noun
kar m (plural kerent)
- relative
Mutation
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
kar
- Hard mutation of gar.
Mutation
Chuukese
Adjective
kar
- hot
Czech
Noun
kar m
- cirque
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse ker.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka/, [k??]
- Rhymes: -ar
Noun
kar n (singular definite karret, plural indefinite kar)
- vessel
- trough
Inflection
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch carre, from Latin carrus or the mediaeval variant carra, from Gaulish carros. Doublet of ros.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?r/
- Hyphenation: kar
- Rhymes: -?r
Noun
kar f (plural karren, diminutive karretje n)
- A cart.
- Any wheeled vehicle, in particular a car or truck.
Derived terms
- golfkar
- handkar
- hondenkar
- huifkar
- karren
- karrenvracht
- ossenkar
- racekar
- sleepkar
- steekkar
- strijdkar
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kar
Elfdalian
Noun
kar n
- tub, bathtub
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?k?r]
- Rhymes: -?r
Etymology 1
From a Turkic language.
Noun
kar (plural karok)
- arm (upper limb of a human or animal)
- lever (a rod with one end fixed, which can be pulled to trigger or control a mechanical device)
- crank (bent piece of an axle used to impart a rotation to a mechanical device)
- (only with the suffix -ban (“in”), often preceded by jó (“good”) or rossz (“bad”)) condition (the state or quality; the health status of a medical patient)
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Latin chorus.
Noun
kar (plural karok)
- faculty (scholarly staff at colleges or universities; usually preceded by the adjective denoting the members, e.g. tanári kar (“teaching staff”))
- faculty (department at a university, e.g. that of arts, science, or law)
- Meronym: tanszék
- a group of people performing together (choir, chorus, chorus line, ensemble, etc.)
- Hyponyms: énekkar, tánckar, zenekar
Declension
Derived terms
Usage notes
These two nouns are almost completely homonymous except for the third person single-object possessive forms and all multiple-object possessive forms, the first one (with the sense "arm") having an extra -j- between the root and the possessive ending.
Further reading
- (arm, lever): kar in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
- (faculty; ensemble): kar in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?a?r/
- Rhymes: -a?r
Etymology 1
From Danish kar, from Old Norse ker. Doublet of ker. Cognate with Swedish kar.
Noun
kar n (genitive singular kars, nominative plural kör)
- tub
Declension
Derived terms
- baðkar
Etymology 2
From English car.
Noun
kar n (genitive singular kars, nominative plural kör)
- (colloquial, North America) car, automobile
Declension
Synonyms
- bíll
Related terms
- (colloquial, North American) strítkar (“streetcar”)
K'iche'
Noun
kar
- fish
Latvian
Verb
kar
- 2nd person singular present indicative form of k?rt
- 3rd person singular present indicative form of k?rt
- 3rd person plural present indicative form of k?rt
- 2nd person singular imperative form of k?rt
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of k?rt
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of k?rt
Ngarrindjeri
Pronoun
kar
- they
Northern Kurdish
Noun
kar m
- work, labor
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz.
Noun
kar m (definite singular karen, indefinite plural karer, definite plural karene)
- a bloke, chap, fellow, guy, man
Usage notes
- Between 1938 and 1983, kara was a co-standard definite plural form. The form is now considered dialectal. This morphological peculiarity was shared with a choice other masculine nouns: gamp, gutt, hest, and tupp.
Derived terms
- ågerkar
Etymology 2
From Danish kar, from Old Norse ker, in the sense of blood vessels influenced by Latin vas
Noun
kar n (definite singular karet, indefinite plural kar, definite plural kara or karene)
- a container, vessel, tub, vat
- a (fish) trap (e.g. for salmon)
- a pier (for a bridge)
- a vessel, artery, tube in a body or plant
Derived terms
- badekar
- blodkar
- brokar
References
- “kar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “kar_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “kar_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??r/ (example of pronunciation)
Etymology 1
From Old Norse karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Doublet of kall.
Noun
kar m (definite singular karen, indefinite plural karar, definite plural karane)
- a bloke, chap, fellow, guy, man
- Synonyms: fyr, mann, type
Etymology 2
From Old Norse ker, from Proto-Germanic *kaz?. Doublet of kjer.
Noun
kar n (definite singular karet, indefinite plural kar, definite plural kara)
- a vessel, tub (container of liquid or other substance)
Derived terms
- badekar
- blodkar
References
- “kar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- ark, kra, rak
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kar/
Noun
kar f
- genitive plural of kara
Noun
kar n
- genitive plural of karo
Romani
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
kar m (plural kara)
- (anatomy) penis
Descendants
- ? Albanian: kar
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse ker, from Proto-Germanic *kaz?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??r/
- Homophone: karl
Noun
kar n
- tub
- bathtub
Declension
Synonyms
- (bathtub): badkar
Anagrams
- ark, rak
References
- kar in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kar in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kar in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kar in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English car.
Noun
kar
- car
Synonyms
- ka
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka?/
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish ???? (“snow”), from Old Turkic ????????? (kar, “snow”), from Proto-Turkic *k?r, *Ki?r (“snow”). Compare Proto-Mongolic *karig (“strong coldness”).
Noun
kar (definite accusative kar?, plural karlar)
- snow
Declension
Derived terms
See also
- kâr
- ya?mur
Further reading
- kar in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
Etymology 2
Verb
kar
- second-person singular imperative of karmak
Uzbek
Etymology
From Persian ??? (kar).
Adjective
kar (comparative karroq, superlative eng kar)
- deaf
Derived terms
- karlik
West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
kar c (plural karren)
- choice
Derived terms
- foarkar
Further reading
- “kar”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Zazaki
Noun
kar
- (grammar) verb
Synonyms
- fiil
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