کانا
Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sogdian [script needed] (qʾnyʾ, “stupidity”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /kaː.ˈnaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɑː.nɑ́ː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɒː.nɒ́ː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɔ.nɔ́]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kānā |
| Dari reading? | kānā |
| Iranian reading? | kânâ |
| Tajik reading? | kono |
Adjective
کانا • (kânâ) (comparative کاناتَر, superlative کاناتَرین)
- (obsolete) stupid, foolish
- c. 1011, Abu'l-Qāsim Firdawsī, “The Tale of Rustam and Isfandiyār”, in شاهنامه [Book of Kings][1]:
- به دانای پیشی نگر تا چه گفت
بدانگه که جان با خرد کرد جفت
که پیر فریبنده کانا بود
وگر چند پیروز و دانا بود- ba dānā-yi pēšī nigar tā či guft
bad-āngah ki jān bā xirad kard juft
ki pīr-i farēbanda kānā buwad
w-agar čand pīrōz u dānā buwad - Listen to what a wise man of yore said,
When he had paired wisdom to the soul:
"An old man who tries to cheat is foolish,
Even if he is victorious and clever."
- ba dānā-yi pēšī nigar tā či guft
Etymology 2
Noun
کانا • (kânâ)
- kana (Japanese syllabaries)
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀡 (kāṇa), from Sanskrit काण (kāṇá).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /käː.ɳäː/
- Rhymes: -äː
- Hyphenation: کا‧ݨا
Adjective
کاݨا • (kāṇā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਕਾਣਾ)
- blind in one-eye
- oblique; slanting
- blemished
- blameworthy
- worm-eaten (of fruit, vegetables etc.)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | کاݨا (kāṇā) | کاݨے (kāṇe) | کاݨی (kāṇī) | کاݨِیاں (kāṇiyāṉ) | |
| oblique | کاݨے (kāṇe) | کاݨیاں (kāṇeyāṉ) | کاݨی (kāṇī) | کاݨِیاں (kāṇiyāṉ) | |
Noun
کاݨا • (kāṇā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਕਾਣਾ)
- (informal) a crow
- (dice games) one, single
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | کاݨ (kāṇ) | کاݨ (kāṇ) |
| oblique | کاݨ (kāṇ) | کاݨاں (kāṇāṉ) |
| vocative | کاݨا (kāṇā) | کاݨو (kāṇo) |
| ablative | کاݨوں (kāṇoṉ) | کاݨاں (kāṇāṉ) |
| locative | کاݨے (kāṇe) | کاݨِیں (kāṇīṉ) |
| instrumental | کاݨوں (kāṇoṉ) | – |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کانا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਕਾਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kāṇā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press