See also: Kanda, kandâ, kända, and kaṇḍa

Indonesian edit

Noun edit

kanda (first-person possessive kandaku, second-person possessive kandamu, third-person possessive kandanya)

  1. legend
    Synonyms: legenda, tradisi
  2. brother
    Synonyms: kakanda, saudara

Karelian edit

Regional variants of kanda
North Karelian
(Viena)
kanta
South Karelian
(Tver)
kanda

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *kanta. Cognates include Finnish kanta and Veps kand.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑndɑ/
  • Hyphenation: kan‧da

Noun edit

kanda (genitive kannan, partitive kandua, diminutive kandane)

  1. (South Karelian) heel (of a foot)
  2. (South Karelian) heel (of a shoe)

Declension edit

Tver Karelian declension of kanda (type 4/kala nd-nn gradation)
singular plural
nominative kanda kannat
genitive kannan kannoin
partitive kandua kandoida
illative kandah kandoih
inessive kannašša kannoissa
elative kannašta kannoista
adessive kannalla kannoilla
ablative kannalda kannoilda
translative kannakši kannoiksi
essive kandana kandoina
comitative kannanke kannoinke
abessive kannatta kannoitta
Possessive forms of kanda
1st person kandani
2nd person kandaš
3rd person kandah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References edit

  • A. V. Punzhina (1994) “kanda”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN

Kongo edit

Etymology edit

from Proto-Bantu *-ganda.

Noun edit

kanda

  1. clan
  2. lineage

Kwama edit

Noun edit

kanda

  1. sorghum

References edit

  • Goldberg, Justin, Asadik, Habte, Bekama, Jiregna, Mengistu, Mulat (2016) Gwama – English Dictionary[1], SIL International

Malay edit

Etymology edit

Variant of kakak.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kanda

  1. older sister (poetic)
  2. older sibling (poetic)
  3. older brother (poetic)

Synonyms edit

Pali edit

Alternative scripts edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit कन्द (kanda).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

kanda m

  1. bulb, tuber

Declension edit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References edit

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “kanda”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Swahili edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

kanda (n class, plural kanda)

  1. video or audiocassette tape
  2. a zone
  3. hand oars
  4. a type of bag
  5. a cheater, a cheating person
  6. a fee paid to a medicine man

Verb edit

-kanda (infinitive kukanda)

  1. to knead
  2. to massage

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -kanda
Positive present -nakanda
Subjunctive -kande
Negative -kandi
Imperative singular kanda
Infinitives
Positive kukanda
Negative kutokanda
Imperatives
Singular kanda
Plural kandeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukanda
Positive past positive subject concord + -likanda
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukanda
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakanda)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakanda/nakanda tunakanda
2nd person unakanda mnakanda
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakanda wanakanda
other classes positive subject concord + -nakanda
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kandi)
Singular Plural
1st person sikandi hatukandi
2nd person hukandi hamkandi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakandi hawakandi
other classes negative subject concord + -kandi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takanda
Negative future negative subject concord + -takanda
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kande)
Singular Plural
1st person nikande tukande
2nd person ukande mkande
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akande wakande
other classes positive subject concord + -kande
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikande
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekanda
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekanda
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikanda
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikanda
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akanda)
Singular Plural
1st person nakanda twakanda
2nd person wakanda mwakanda
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akanda wakanda
m-mi(III/IV) wakanda yakanda
ji-ma(V/VI) lakanda yakanda
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakanda vyakanda
n(IX/X) yakanda zakanda
u(XI) wakanda see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakanda
pa(XVI) pakanda
mu(XVIII) mwakanda
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekanda
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakanda
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakanda
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikanda
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokanda
Consecutive kakanda / positive subject concord + -kakanda
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakande
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikanda -tukanda
2nd person -kukanda -wakanda/-kukandeni/-wakandeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkanda -wakanda
m-mi(III/IV) -ukanda -ikanda
ji-ma(V/VI) -likanda -yakanda
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikanda -vikanda
n(IX/X) -ikanda -zikanda
u(XI) -ukanda see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukanda
pa(XVI) -pakanda
mu(XVIII) -mukanda
Reflexive -jikanda
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kanda- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kandaye -kandao
m-mi(III/IV) -kandao -kandayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kandalo -kandayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kandacho -kandavyo
n(IX/X) -kandayo -kandazo
u(XI) -kandao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kandako
pa(XVI) -kandapo
mu(XVIII) -kandamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kanda)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekanda -okanda
m-mi(III/IV) -okanda -yokanda
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokanda -yokanda
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokanda -vyokanda
n(IX/X) -yokanda -zokanda
u(XI) -okanda see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokanda
pa(XVI) -pokanda
mu(XVIII) -mokanda
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Turkish edit

Noun edit

kanda

  1. locative singular of kan