kaan

Balantak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Verb

kaan (actor voice mangkaan)

  1. (transitive) to eat

Derived terms

References


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Etymology 1

From German Kahn.

Noun

kaan ? (plural [please provide], diminutive [please provide])

  1. (dated) a small boat used on inland waters

Verb

kaan

  1. first-person singular present indicative of kanen
  2. imperative of kanen

Anagrams


Estonian

Etymology

Unknown. Cognates are found in several Estonian varieties, with the exception of Võro.

Noun

kaan (genitive kaani, partitive kaani)

  1. leech

Declension

Further reading


Isthmus Mixe

Noun

kaan

  1. salt

References

  • Dieterman, Julia; McCarty, James Michael, Jr.; Castañón López, Victoriano; Castañón Eugenio, María Dolores (2018) Breve diccionario del mixe del Istmo: Mogoñé Viejo, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 52) (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 27

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Old French [Term?], borrowed from Persian خان. See it and English khan for more details.

Noun

kaan m (plural kaans)

  1. khan (ruler or sovereign)

Descendants

  • French: khan

References


Saluan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Verb

kaan

  1. to eat

Shabo

Noun

kaan

  1. dog

See also


Turkish

Proper noun

kaan

  1. a male given name
  2. ruler, sovereign

Alternative forms

  • kağan

Yucatec Maya

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *kaahn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkàːn]

Noun

kaan (plural kaanoʼob)

  1. snake
  2. worm

Derived terms

References

  • Beltrán de Santa Rosa María, Pedro (1746) Arte de el idioma maya reducido a succintas reglas, y semilexicon yucateco (in Spanish), Mexico: Por la Biuda de D. Joseph Bernardo de Hogal, page 176: “Culebra. Can.”
  • Montgomery, John (2004) Maya-English, English-Maya (Yucatec) Dictionary & Phrasebook, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 60
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