kanja
Japanese
Romanization
kanja
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- kańa (obsolete)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kaňa (“buzzard”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian kanja, Polish kania, Czech káně, Slovene kanja, and Belarusian каня (kanja).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkanʲa/
Noun
kanja f
- (Western) marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Declension
declension of kanja
References
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “kańa”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “kanja”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Tiwi
Etymology
From English ganja (“weed/pot”), from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Noun
kanja
References
- English — Tiwi Dictionary — Australian Society for Indigenous Languages (AuSIL)