کانا

See also: كانا and گانا

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sogdian [script needed] (qʾnyʾ, “stupidity”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [kɑː.ˈnɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.nɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.nɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.nɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰɔː.nɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɒː.nɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ.nɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	kānā
Dari reading?	kānā
Iranian reading?	kânâ
Tajik reading?	kono

Adjective

کانا • (kânâ) (comparative کاناتَر (kânâ-tar), superlative کاناتَرین (kânâ-tarin))

1. (obsolete) stupid, foolish
   • c. 1011, Abu'l-Qāsim Firdawsī, “The Tale of Rustam and Isfandiyār”, in شاهنامه [Book of Kings]‎^[1]:

     به دانای پیشی نگر تا چه گفت
     بدانگه که جان با خرد کرد جفت
     که پیر فریبنده کانا بود
     وگر چند پیروز و دانا بود

     ba dānā-yi pēšī nigar tā či guft
     bad-āngah ki jān bā xirad kard juft
     ki pīr-i farēbanda kānā buwad
     w-agar čand pīrōz u dānā buwad

     Listen to what a wise man of yore said,
     When he had paired wisdom to the soul:
     "An old man who tries to cheat is foolish,
     Even if he is victorious and clever."

     (Classical Persian romanization)

Etymology 2

Noun

کانا • (kânâ)

1. kana (Japanese syllabaries)

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀡 (kāṇa), from Sanskrit काण (kāṇá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /käː.ɳäː/
• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: کا‧ݨا

Adjective

کاݨا • (kāṇā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਕਾਣਾ)

1. blind in one-eye
2. oblique; slanting
3. blemished
4. blameworthy
5. worm-eaten (of fruit, vegetables etc.)

Declension

Declension of کانا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	کاݨا (kāṇā)	کاݨے (kāṇe)		کاݨی (kāṇī)	کاݨیاں (kāṇīyāṉ)
oblique	کاݨے (kāṇe)	کاݨیْاں (kāṇiyāṉ)		کاݨی (kāṇī)	کاݨیاں (kāṇīyāṉ)

Noun

کاݨا • (kāṇā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਕਾਣਾ)

1. (informal) a crow
2. (dice games) one, single

Declension

Declension of کانا
dir. sg.	کاݨ (kāṇ)
dir. pl.	کاݨ (kāṇ)
	singular	plural
direct	کاݨ (kāṇ)	کاݨ (kāṇ)
oblique	کاݨ (kāṇ)	کاݨاں (kāṇāṉ)
vocative	کاݨا (kāṇā)	کاݨو (kāṇo)
ablative	کاݨوں (kāṇoṉ)	–
locative	–	کاݨِیں (kāṇīṉ)
instrumental	–	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کانا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਕਾਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kāṇā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press