کان

See also: كان, گان, and كأن

Kalkoti

Noun

کان (kān)

1. ear

Khowar

Etymology

From Sanskrit काण्ड (kāṇḍa).

Noun

کان (kan)

1. tree

References

• Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2005) “کان”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio, Chicago: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago.

Sindhi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰɑn]

Postposition

کان • (khān) (Devanagari खां)

1. from, by, out of

Urdu

Picture dictionary

کان

کھوپڑی

دماغ

آنکھ

ہونٹ

ناک

منہ

ٹھوڑی

جبڑا

کنپٹی

کان

گردن

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Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (kaṇṇa), from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa, “ear”). Compare Punjabi کَنّ (kann).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kɑːn/

• Audio (Pakistan):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

کان • (kān) m (Hindi spelling कान)

1. (anatomy) ear

Declension

Declension of کان
	singular	plural
direct	کان (kān)	کان (kān)
oblique	کان (kān)	کانوں (kānō̃)
vocative	کان (kān)	کانو (kānō)

References

• “کان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “کان”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.