काना
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀡 (kāṇa), from Sanskrit काण (kāṇa).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
काना • (kānā) (Urdu spelling کانا)
- one-eyed
- अंधों में काना राजा। ― andhõ mẽ kānā rājā. ― In [the land of] the blind, the one-eyed [man] is king.
- (figuratively) full of holes; worthless; spoiled (of fruit)
Declension edit
Declension of काना (ā-stem)
Noun edit
काना • (kānā) m (Urdu spelling کانا)
Declension edit
Declension of काना (masc ā-stem)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “काना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 189