kanja
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
kanja
Lower Sorbian edit
Alternative forms edit
- kańa (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *kaňa (“buzzard”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian kanja, Polish kania, Czech káně, Slovene kanja, and Belarusian каня (kanja).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kanja f animal
- (Western) marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Declension edit
declension of kanja
References edit
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “kańa”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “kanja”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Tiwi edit
Etymology edit
From English ganja (“weed/pot”).
Noun edit
kanja
References edit
- English — Tiwi Dictionary — Australian Society for Indigenous Languages (AuSIL)