kankan

See also: Kankan

Japanese

Romanization

kankan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かんかん

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French cancan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaŋ.kan/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aŋkan
  • Syllabification: kan‧kan

Noun

kankan m animal

  1. cancan (French dance)

Declension

Declension of kankan
singular plural
nominative kankan kankany
genitive kankana kankanów
dative kankanowi kankanom
accusative kankana kankany
instrumental kankanem kankanami
locative kankanie kankanach
vocative kankanie kankany

Derived terms

adjective
  • kankanowy

Further reading

  • kankan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kankan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Sranan Tongo

Etymology 1

Reduplication of kan (“to comb”).

Noun

kankan

  1. comb

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

kankan

  1. pure

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

kankan

  1. strong
  2. large
  3. steadfast

References

  • Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “kankan”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary
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