kenaf

English

Etymology

From Persian (kanaf). See Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis) for more. Doublet of cannabis, canvas, and hemp.

Noun

kenaf (uncountable)

Hibiscus cannabinus, an annual or biennial herbaceous plant found mainly in Asia.
The fibre obtained from this plant, similar to jute.

Translations

Hibiscus cannabinus

Finnish: kenafi
French: kénaf (fr)
Georgian: კენაფი (ḳenapi)
German: Kenaf m, Hanfhibiscus m, ägyptischer Hanf m, Dekkan-Hanf m
Hawaiian: kanapa
Indonesian: yute jawa
Lao: ປໍແກ້ວ (pǭ kǣu)
Malayalam: മെസ്റ്റ (mesṟṟa)
Persian: کنف (fa) (kanaf)
Polish: kenaf (pl) m
Portuguese: kenaf m, papoula de São Francisco f (Brazil)
Rwanda-Rundi: uruberwa
Swedish: kenaf c
Tamil: புளிச்சைக் கீரை (puḷiccaik kīrai)

the fibre obtained from kenaf

Finnish: kenafi
Polish: kenaf (pl) m
Portuguese: kenaf m

Anagrams

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian (kanaf).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.naf/
Rhymes: -ɛnaf
Syllabification: ke‧naf

Noun

kenaf m inan

kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus)
Synonym: ketmia konopiowata
kenaf (fibre obtained from kenaf)
Synonym: ketmia

Declension

Declension of kenaf

	singular	plural
nominative	kenaf	kenafy
genitive	kenafu	kenafów
dative	kenafowi	kenafom
accusative	kenaf	kenafy
instrumental	kenafem	kenafami
locative	kenafie	kenafach
vocative	kenafie	kenafy

Further reading

kenaf in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

kenafe, quenaf, quenafe (dated)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /keˈna.fi/, /keˈnaf/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /keˈnaf/, /keˈna.fi/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɨˈnaf/

Noun

kenaf m (uncountable)

kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus, a plant native to Asia)
Synonym: papoula de São Francisco
kenaf (the fibre obtained from kenaf)