kenaf

English

Etymology

From Persian کنف (kanaf). See Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis) for more. Doublet of cannabis, canvas, and hemp.

Noun

kenaf (uncountable)

1. Hibiscus cannabinus, an annual or biennial herbaceous plant found mainly in Asia.
2. The fibre obtained from this plant, similar to jute.

Translations

Hibiscus cannabinus

• Finnish: kenafi
• French: kénaf (fr)
• Georgian: კენაფი (ḳenapi)
• German: Kenaf m, Hanfhibiscus m, ägyptischer Hanf m, Dekkan-Hanf m
• Hawaiian: kanapa
• Indonesian: yute jawa
• Lao: ປໍແກ້ວ (pǭ kǣu)
• Malayalam: മെസ്റ്റ (mesṟṟa)
• Persian: کنف (fa) (kanaf)
• Polish: kenaf (pl) m
• Portuguese: kenaf m, papoula de São Francisco f (Brazil)
• Rwanda-Rundi: uruberwa
• Swedish: kenaf c
• Tamil: புளிச்சைக் கீரை (puḷiccaik kīrai)

the fibre obtained from kenaf

• Finnish: kenafi
• Polish: kenaf (pl) m
• Portuguese: kenaf m

Anagrams

• faken

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کنف (kanaf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.naf/
• Rhymes: -ɛnaf
• Syllabification: ke‧naf

Noun

kenaf m inan

1. kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus)

   Synonym: ketmia konopiowata

2. kenaf (fibre obtained from kenaf)

   Synonym: ketmia

Declension

Declension of kenaf

	singular	plural
nominative	kenaf	kenafy
genitive	kenafu	kenafów
dative	kenafowi	kenafom
accusative	kenaf	kenafy
instrumental	kenafem	kenafami
locative	kenafie	kenafach
vocative	kenafie	kenafy

Further reading

• kenaf in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• kenafe, quenaf, quenafe (dated)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /keˈna.fi/, /keˈnaf/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /keˈna.fi/, /keˈnaf/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /keˈnaf/, /keˈna.fi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɨˈnaf/

Noun

kenaf m (uncountable)

1. kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus, a plant native to Asia)

   Synonym: papoula de São Francisco

2. kenaf (the fibre obtained from kenaf)