kaan
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kaan"
Balantak
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.
Verb
kaan (actor voice mangkaan)
- (transitive) to eat
Derived terms
References
- Robert Busenitz & Daniel Bradbury (2016). Balantak Dictionary – kaan. SIL International.
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Noun
kaan ? (plural [please provide], diminutive [please provide])
- (dated) a small boat used on inland waters
Etymology 2
Verb
kaan
- inflection of kanen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Anagrams
Estonian
Etymology
Unknown. Cognates are found in several Estonian varieties, with the exception of Võro.
Noun
kaan (genitive kaani, partitive kaani)
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 | |
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
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
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)
- khan (ruler or sovereign)
Descendants
- French: khan
References
- khan on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “khan”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 19: Orientalia, page 92
Saluan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.
Verb
kaan
- to eat
Shabo
Noun
kaan
See also
Turkish
Etymology
From Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣 (qǧn¹).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaːan/
Noun
kaan (definite accusative kaanı, plural kaanlar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaan | kaanlar |
| definite accusative | kaanı | kaanları |
| dative | kaana | kaanlara |
| locative | kaanda | kaanlarda |
| ablative | kaandan | kaanlardan |
| genitive | kaanın | kaanların |
Woiwurrung
Noun
kaan
References
Yucatec Maya
Alternative forms
- can (obsolete)
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *kaahn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkàːn]
Noun
kaan (plural kaanoʼob)
Derived terms
- kaaniljaʼ
- och kaan
- tsáaʼkaan
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