See also: Kanan, kanañ, kanān, känän, and kɑnɑŋ

Dupaningan Agta

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Noun

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kanan

  1. food, especially rice

Finnish

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Noun

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kanan

  1. genitive singular of kana

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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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.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkanan]
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  • Hyphenation: ka‧nan
  • Rhymes: -an

Adjective

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kanan

  1. right
    1. the right side or direction.
    2. (politics) the ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
      Kanan, kawan.
      The right are our friends.

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Maguindanao

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Noun

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kanán

  1. plate

Malay

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Etymology

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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.

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kanan (Jawi spelling کانن)

  1. right (of direction)
    Antonym: kiri
  2. senior (higher in rank, dignity, or office.)
    Synonym: senior (Indonesian)

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Maranao

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Noun

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kanan

  1. plate

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wanan (compare Ilocano kannawan, Kapampangan uanan, Tagalog kanan), from Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN.

Adjective

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kanan

  1. right (of direction)

Swedish

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Noun

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kanan

  1. definite singular of kana

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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.

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kanan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. right (of direction)
    Synonyms: deretsa, mano
    Antonym: kaliwa
  2. right hand (specifically)
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Etymology 2

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Syncopic form of kainan, from kain +‎ -an.

Verb

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kanan (complete kinanan, progressive kinakanan, contemplative kakanan, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of kainan
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Further reading

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  • kanan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wanaN”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  • Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 74