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Complete Definition of "kana"

English
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Etymology
From Japanese kana#Japanese|kana (仮名), syllabary.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: IPA|Rhymes:English:-ɑːnə|-ɑːnə

Noun
en-noun|pl=kana

  1. The hiragana and katakana syllabary|syllabaries. These are used to write Japanese words and particles using characters that represent syllables. Kana are derived from kanji.
  2. A hiragana or katakana character.

Related terms
furigana
hiragana
katakana
manyogana

Category:Japanese derivations


Bosnian
Etymology
From Turk.|bs kına < Ar.|bs Arab|حناء|حِنَّاء (hinnā') < verb Arab|حنا|حَنَّأَ (hann'a).

Noun
bs-noun|g=f|kane

  1. henna

Breton
Verb
kana

  1. to sing

Category:Breton verbs


Croatian
Etymology
From Turk.|hr kına < Ar.|hr Arab|حناء|حِنَّاء (hinnā') < verb Arab|حنا|حَنَّأَ (hann'a).

Noun
hr-noun|g=f|kane

  1. henna

Estonian
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Noun
kana

  1. chicken
  2. hen

Category:et:Birds

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Fijian
Etymology
Common Oceanian, compare Indonesian makan
Verb
kana

  1. eat

Noun
kana

  1. meal

Category:Fijian language


Finnish
Etymology
From Common Ger.|fi *xano.
Noun
fi-noun|kan|type=kala

  1. chicken
  2. hen

Derived terms
kanala
kananmuna
kuin päätön kana

Category:fi:Birds


Japanese
Noun
ja-noun|r|hiraかな|kataカナ|kanji=仮名

  1. The hiragana and katakana syllabary|syllabaries. These are used to write Japanese words and particles using characters that represent syllables. Kana are derived from kanji.
  2. A hiragana or katakana character.

Related terms
furigana
hiragana
katakana
manyogana


Romani

Adverb
kana

  1. when

Category:Romani adverbs


Serbian
Etymology
From Turk.|sr kına < Ar.|sr Arab|حناء|حِنَّاء (hinnā') < verb Arab|حنا|حَنَّأَ (hann'a).

Noun
sr-noun|g=f|kane

  1. henna

Cyrillic spelling
кана#Serbian|кана


Swahili
Verb
kana

  1. to deny

Category:Swahili verbs

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