kanan
Dupaningan Agta edit
Noun edit
kanan
Finnish edit
Noun edit
kanan
Anagrams edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay kanan, from Proto-Malayic *kanan (compare Malay kanan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wanan (compare Ilocano kannawan, Kapampangan uanan, Tagalog kanan), from Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kanan
- right
- the right side or direction.
- (politics) the ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
- Kanan, kawan.
- The right are our friends.
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kanan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Maguindanao edit
Noun edit
kanán
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *kanan (compare Indonesian kanan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wanan (compare Ilocano kannawan, Kapampangan uanan, Tagalog kanan), from Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
kanan (Jawi spelling کانن)
- right (of direction)
- Antonym: kiri
- senior (higher in rank, dignity, or office.)
- Synonym: senior (Indonesian)
Further reading edit
- “kanan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maranao edit
Noun edit
kanan
Old Javanese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wanan (compare Ilocano kannawan, Kapampangan uanan, Tagalog kanan), from Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN.
Adjective edit
kanan
- right (of direction)
Swedish edit
Noun edit
kanan
Anagrams edit
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
- canan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Malay kanan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wanan, from Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN. Compare Yami wanan, Ivatan wanan, Ibatan kawanan, Ilocano kanawan, Tuwali Ifugao wawwan, Kapampangan uanan, Tagbanwa iwanan, Maranao kawanan, and Maguindanao kawanan.
Adjective edit
kanan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜈ᜔)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Syncopic form of kainan, from kain + -an.
Verb edit
kanan (complete kinanan, progressive kinakanan, contemplative kakanan, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜈ᜔)
- to eat off something