# kana
## English
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 仮名(かな) (kana, “phonetic character”, literally “borrowed character”, from the way that kana were originally Chinese characters "borrowed" for their phonetic values).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑːnə/, [ˈkʰɑːnə]
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːnə

#### Noun

kana (plural kana or kanas)
* The hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are made up of characters that represent individual syllables, which are used to write Japanese words and particles. Kana are derived from kanji.
* A hiragana or katakana character.

##### Related terms

* furigana
* hiragana
* kana-majiri
* katakana
* manyogana

##### Translations
### Etymology 2
#### Verb

kana (invariable)
* (Singapore, Singlish) Alternative form of kena

### Anagrams

* Akan, knaa, naka

## Apalaí
### Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *kana (“fish”).

### Noun

kana
* fish

## Atong (India)
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kana/

### Noun

kana (Bengali script কানা)
* blind person

### References

* van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

## Balinese
### Romanization

kana
* Romanization of ᬓᬦ
* Romanization of ᬓᬦᬵ

## Big Nambas
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkana/

### Pronoun

kana
* I

### References

* Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox

## Breton
### Etymology

From Middle Breton canaff, from Proto-Brythonic *kėnɨd (compare Welsh canu), from Proto-Celtic *kaneti (“to sing”) (compare Irish canadh), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-.

### Verb

kana
* to sing

### Mutation
## Cebuano
### Alternative forms

* na — short form, only used mid-sentence

### Etymology

Initial "ka-" is shared with other demonstratives kari (“this”), kani (“this”) and kadto (“that”). Related to dinha (“there”), nganha (“hither”), anaa (“there be”), and anha (“to go”), in a similar pattern with other Cebuano demonstrative pronouns. Compare Hiligaynon ina, Tagalog iyan.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /kaˈnaʔ/ [kɐˈn̪aʔ]
* Hyphenation: ka‧na

### Adverb

kanâ
* that (near the listener)

#### See also
## Chuukese
### Determiner

kana
* (possessive subject marker) those

#### Related terms

* ekkana

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkana]

### Verb

kana
* masculine singular present transgressive of kanout

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kana, from Proto-Germanic *hanô. Cognates include Finnish kana.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑnɑ/, [ˈkɑnɑ]
* Hyphenation: ka‧na
* Rhymes: -ɑnɑ

### Noun

kana (genitive kana, partitive kana)
* chicken
* (specifically) hen

#### Derived terms

* kanamuna

#### See also

* kukk

### References

* “kana”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN

## Fijian
### Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *kani, from Proto-Oceanic *kani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

### Verb

kana
* to eat (consume)

### Noun

kana
* meal

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑnɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝nɑ̝]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
* Hyphenation: ka‧na

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kana, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hanô (“rooster, cock”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (“to sing”). Cognates include Estonian kana, English hen.

#### Noun

kana
* chicken (domestic fowl of species Gallus gallus, Gallus domesticus)
    Synonyms: kaakattaja, munija, (collective) siipikarja
    kanalintu ― gallinaceous bird
** chicken (meat from this bird eaten as food)
    Synonym: kananliha
* hen (female chicken)
* hen (female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl)
* (derogatory) An unintelligent, talkative woman.
    Synonym: kanamainen nainen
* (archaic) woman, sweetheart
    Synonyms: (archaic) kulta, rakastajatar, vaimo, nainen
** 1835, Elias Lönnrot, Kalevala:Sanoi Pohjolan emäntä, itse lausui, noin nimesi:/ Kummallenp’ on mielit mennä, kun tulevat tahtomahan/ ikuiseksi ystäväksi, kainaloiseksi kanaksi?Said the mistress of Pohjola, stated herself, thus worded:/ To which one do you want to go, when they come to woo you/ to be their eternal friend, a chicken under their arm?

##### Usage notes

The word kana usually refers to a mature bird. The Finnish translation for "chicken" in the sense "young hen" is kananpoika or broileri.

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kanani
kanani
accusative
nom.
kanani
kanani
gen.
kanani
genitive
kanani
kanojeni kanaini $^{rare}$
partitive
kanaani
kanojani
inessive
kanassani
kanoissani
elative
kanastani
kanoistani
illative
kanaani
kanoihini
adessive
kanallani
kanoillani
ablative
kanaltani
kanoiltani
allative
kanalleni
kanoilleni
essive
kananani
kanoinani
translative
kanakseni
kanoikseni
abessive
kanattani
kanoittani
instructive
comitative
—kanoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kanasi
kanasi
accusative
nom.
kanasi
kanasi
gen.
kanasi
genitive
kanasi
kanojesi kanaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kanaasi
kanojasi
inessive
kanassasi
kanoissasi
elative
kanastasi
kanoistasi
illative
kanaasi
kanoihisi
adessive
kanallasi
kanoillasi
ablative
kanaltasi
kanoiltasi
allative
kanallesi
kanoillesi
essive
kananasi
kanoinasi
translative
kanaksesi
kanoiksesi
abessive
kanattasi
kanoittasi
instructive
comitative
—kanoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kanamme
kanamme
accusative
nom.
kanamme
kanamme
gen.
kanamme
genitive
kanamme
kanojemme kanaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kanaamme
kanojamme
inessive
kanassamme
kanoissamme
elative
kanastamme
kanoistamme
illative
kanaamme
kanoihimme
adessive
kanallamme
kanoillamme
ablative
kanaltamme
kanoiltamme
allative
kanallemme
kanoillemme
essive
kananamme
kanoinamme
translative
kanaksemme
kanoiksemme
abessive
kanattamme
kanoittamme
instructive
comitative
—kanoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kananne
kananne
accusative
nom.
kananne
kananne
gen.
kananne
genitive
kananne
kanojenne kanainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kanaanne
kanojanne
inessive
kanassanne
kanoissanne
elative
kanastanne
kanoistanne
illative
kanaanne
kanoihinne
adessive
kanallanne
kanoillanne
ablative
kanaltanne
kanoiltanne
allative
kanallenne
kanoillenne
essive
kanananne
kanoinanne
translative
kanaksenne
kanoiksenne
abessive
kanattanne
kanoittanne
instructive
comitative
—kanoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kanansa
kanansa
accusative
nom.
kanansa
kanansa
gen.
kanansa
genitive
kanansa
kanojensa kanainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kanaansa
kanojaan kanojansa
inessive
kanassaan kanassansa
kanoissaan kanoissansa
elative
kanastaan kanastansa
kanoistaan kanoistansa
illative
kanaansa
kanoihinsa
adessive
kanallaan kanallansa
kanoillaan kanoillansa
ablative
kanaltaan kanaltansa
kanoiltaan kanoiltansa
allative
kanalleen kanallensa
kanoilleen kanoillensa
essive
kananaan kananansa
kanoinaan kanoinansa
translative
kanakseen kanaksensa
kanoikseen kanoiksensa
abessive
kanattaan kanattansa
kanoittaan kanoittansa
instructive
comitative
—kanoineen kanoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* joskus se sokeakin kana jyvän löytää
* kana kynimättä
* kana kynittävänä
* kanala
* kanamainen
* kanan muisti
* kananen
* kanukka
* kuin päätön kana
* aitokana
* arokana
* currykana
* helmikana
* häkkikana
* isojalkakana
* kalkkunakana
* kanaemo
* kanahampurilainen
* kanahaukka
* kanahäkki
* kanakarja
* kanakeitto
* kanakoira
* kanakolera
* kanakoppi
* kanakori
* kanalasagne
* kanalauma
* kanaliemi
* kanalintu
* kananaivo
* kananaivoinen
* kananhoito
* kananjalostus
* kanankaali
* kanankakka
* kanankirppu
* kanankoipi
* kananlanta
* kananliha
* kananmaksa
* kananmuna
* Kananoja
* kananpaisti
* kananpaska
* kananpesä
* kananpoika
* kananpoikanen
* kananpää
* kananrehu
* kananrinta
* kananruoka
* kanansiipi
* kananugetti
* kananugget
* kanaparvi
* kanapata
* kanapihvi
* kanapiiras
* kanapoikanen
* kanapyörykkä
* kanarisotto
* kanarotu
* kanaruoka
* kanarutto
* kanasalaatti
* kanatalous
* kanatarha
* kanatuberkuloosi
* kanatäi
* kanavaras
* kanaverkko
* kanaviillokki
* kanaviilokki
* karrikana
* kekokana
* kesäkana
* koristekana
* kääpiökana
* lattiakana
* leghornkana
* liejukana
* luhtakana
* lumikana
* maatiaiskana
* malleekana
* mehtikana
* metsäkana
* munituskana
* nokikana
* peltokana
* preeriakana
* purppurakana
* rantakana
* riekkokana
* riikinkana
* silkkikana
* sulttaanikana
* teerikana
* uikkukana
* viidakkokana

##### See also

* kaakattaa
* kotkottaa
* kynä (“feather”)

#### References

* ↑ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “kana”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

#### Further reading

* “kana”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 仮名(かな) (kana).

#### Noun

kana
* kana (Japanese syllabary)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kanani
kanani
accusative
nom.
kanani
kanani
gen.
kanani
genitive
kanani
kanojeni kanaini $^{rare}$
partitive
kanaani
kanojani
inessive
kanassani
kanoissani
elative
kanastani
kanoistani
illative
kanaani
kanoihini
adessive
kanallani
kanoillani
ablative
kanaltani
kanoiltani
allative
kanalleni
kanoilleni
essive
kananani
kanoinani
translative
kanakseni
kanoikseni
abessive
kanattani
kanoittani
instructive
comitative
—kanoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kanasi
kanasi
accusative
nom.
kanasi
kanasi
gen.
kanasi
genitive
kanasi
kanojesi kanaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kanaasi
kanojasi
inessive
kanassasi
kanoissasi
elative
kanastasi
kanoistasi
illative
kanaasi
kanoihisi
adessive
kanallasi
kanoillasi
ablative
kanaltasi
kanoiltasi
allative
kanallesi
kanoillesi
essive
kananasi
kanoinasi
translative
kanaksesi
kanoiksesi
abessive
kanattasi
kanoittasi
instructive
comitative
—kanoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kanamme
kanamme
accusative
nom.
kanamme
kanamme
gen.
kanamme
genitive
kanamme
kanojemme kanaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kanaamme
kanojamme
inessive
kanassamme
kanoissamme
elative
kanastamme
kanoistamme
illative
kanaamme
kanoihimme
adessive
kanallamme
kanoillamme
ablative
kanaltamme
kanoiltamme
allative
kanallemme
kanoillemme
essive
kananamme
kanoinamme
translative
kanaksemme
kanoiksemme
abessive
kanattamme
kanoittamme
instructive
comitative
—kanoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kananne
kananne
accusative
nom.
kananne
kananne
gen.
kananne
genitive
kananne
kanojenne kanainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kanaanne
kanojanne
inessive
kanassanne
kanoissanne
elative
kanastanne
kanoistanne
illative
kanaanne
kanoihinne
adessive
kanallanne
kanoillanne
ablative
kanaltanne
kanoiltanne
allative
kanallenne
kanoillenne
essive
kanananne
kanoinanne
translative
kanaksenne
kanoiksenne
abessive
kanattanne
kanoittanne
instructive
comitative
—kanoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kanansa
kanansa
accusative
nom.
kanansa
kanansa
gen.
kanansa
genitive
kanansa
kanojensa kanainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kanaansa
kanojaan kanojansa
inessive
kanassaan kanassansa
kanoissaan kanoissansa
elative
kanastaan kanastansa
kanoistaan kanoistansa
illative
kanaansa
kanoihinsa
adessive
kanallaan kanallansa
kanoillaan kanoillansa
ablative
kanaltaan kanaltansa
kanoiltaan kanoiltansa
allative
kanalleen kanallensa
kanoilleen kanoillensa
essive
kananaan kananansa
kanoinaan kanoinansa
translative
kanakseen kanaksensa
kanoikseen kanoiksensa
abessive
kanattaan kanattansa
kanoittaan kanoittansa
instructive
comitative
—kanoineen kanoinensa :

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Old Swedish kana.

#### Noun

kana (dialectal, Lapland, Kymenlaakso)
* Synonym of kokka (“bow of a boat”)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kanani
kanani
accusative
nom.
kanani
kanani
gen.
kanani
genitive
kanani
kanojeni kanaini $^{rare}$
partitive
kanaani
kanojani
inessive
kanassani
kanoissani
elative
kanastani
kanoistani
illative
kanaani
kanoihini
adessive
kanallani
kanoillani
ablative
kanaltani
kanoiltani
allative
kanalleni
kanoilleni
essive
kananani
kanoinani
translative
kanakseni
kanoikseni
abessive
kanattani
kanoittani
instructive
comitative
—kanoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kanasi
kanasi
accusative
nom.
kanasi
kanasi
gen.
kanasi
genitive
kanasi
kanojesi kanaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kanaasi
kanojasi
inessive
kanassasi
kanoissasi
elative
kanastasi
kanoistasi
illative
kanaasi
kanoihisi
adessive
kanallasi
kanoillasi
ablative
kanaltasi
kanoiltasi
allative
kanallesi
kanoillesi
essive
kananasi
kanoinasi
translative
kanaksesi
kanoiksesi
abessive
kanattasi
kanoittasi
instructive
comitative
—kanoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kanamme
kanamme
accusative
nom.
kanamme
kanamme
gen.
kanamme
genitive
kanamme
kanojemme kanaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kanaamme
kanojamme
inessive
kanassamme
kanoissamme
elative
kanastamme
kanoistamme
illative
kanaamme
kanoihimme
adessive
kanallamme
kanoillamme
ablative
kanaltamme
kanoiltamme
allative
kanallemme
kanoillemme
essive
kananamme
kanoinamme
translative
kanaksemme
kanoiksemme
abessive
kanattamme
kanoittamme
instructive
comitative
—kanoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kananne
kananne
accusative
nom.
kananne
kananne
gen.
kananne
genitive
kananne
kanojenne kanainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kanaanne
kanojanne
inessive
kanassanne
kanoissanne
elative
kanastanne
kanoistanne
illative
kanaanne
kanoihinne
adessive
kanallanne
kanoillanne
ablative
kanaltanne
kanoiltanne
allative
kanallenne
kanoillenne
essive
kanananne
kanoinanne
translative
kanaksenne
kanoiksenne
abessive
kanattanne
kanoittanne
instructive
comitative
—kanoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kanansa
kanansa
accusative
nom.
kanansa
kanansa
gen.
kanansa
genitive
kanansa
kanojensa kanainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kanaansa
kanojaan kanojansa
inessive
kanassaan kanassansa
kanoissaan kanoissansa
elative
kanastaan kanastansa
kanoistaan kanoistansa
illative
kanaansa
kanoihinsa
adessive
kanallaan kanallansa
kanoillaan kanoillansa
ablative
kanaltaan kanaltansa
kanoiltaan kanoiltansa
allative
kanalleen kanallensa
kanoilleen kanoillensa
essive
kananaan kananansa
kanoinaan kanoinansa
translative
kanakseen kanaksensa
kanoikseen kanoiksensa
abessive
kanattaan kanattansa
kanoittaan kanoittansa
instructive
comitative
—kanoineen kanoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* peräkanaa

### Anagrams

* -kaan, akan

## French
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

kana m (plural kanas)
* kana

### Further reading

* “kana”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Hanunoo
### Etymology

Compare Tagalog kina.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkana/ [ˈkɐ.na]
* Rhymes: -ana
* Syllabification: ka‧na

### Preposition

kana (Hanunoo spelling ᜣᜨ)
* used to mark oblique cases of personal nouns: to; toward; of; from; etc.
    kana Gawid ― to/for/of/from Gawid and his companions, family, etc.

#### Usage notes

* Used for multiple people. When referring to a single person, use kan.
* Even if only one person's name was mentioned, a group of people that includes person is implied.

### Further reading

* Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 139

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kana. Cognates include Finnish kana and Estonian kana.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈkɑnɑ/, [ˈkɑnɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈkɑnɑ/, [ˈkɑnɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
* Hyphenation: ka‧na

### Noun

kana
* hen
** 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:Kana, ka-ka-ka, na, mama, kana.A hen, cluck cluck cluck, here, mommy, a hen.
** 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 4:Kana kaakatta. Sika röhkää.A hen cackles. A pig oinks.
** 1937, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 80:Kanan äänee jooksi pertist Darja-ämmä.Granny Darja ran out of the cottage towards the sound of the hen.

#### Coordinate terms

* kukko (“rooster”)

#### Derived terms

* (diminutive) kanain
* bankivakana
* emäkana
* kanahanhi
* kanajoukko
* kananhaukka
* kananmuna
* kanansilmä
* kanaporoda
* kanasakkeli
* kotikana
* metsokana

### References

* Fedor Tumansky (1790) “кана”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 681
* V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 58
* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 130
* Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎, →ISBN, page 79

## Japanese
### Romanization

kana
* Rōmaji transcription of かな

## Kamba
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nàì.

### Numeral

kana
* four
| Noun Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| singular | Mundu | Muti | Numba | Kimanda | Itumbi | Uwathi | Kaindo | Wandu | Kuthaima |
| One - mondi | mondi | mmondi | mondi | kimondi | imondi | mondi | kamondi | wamondi | kumondi |
| plural | Andu | Miti | Numba | Imanda | Matumbi | Mbathi | Tuindo | Wandu | Kuthaima |
| Two - keri | aeri | yeri | yiri | iyiri | mairi | yiri | twiri | wairi | kwiri |
| Three - kadatu | adatu | midatu | datu | idatu | madatu | datu | tudatu | wadetu | kudatu |
| Four - kana | akana | mina | kana | ina | mana | kana | twana | wana | kwana |
| Five - kathano | athano | mithano | thano | ithano | mathano | thano | tuthano | wathano | kuthano |
| Six - thandatu | thandatu | thandato | thandatu | thandatu | thandatu | thandatu | thandatu | thandatu | thandatu |
| Seven - monza | monza | mimonza | monza | imonza | mamonza | monza | tumonza | wamonza | kumonza |
| Eight - nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya |
| Nine - kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda |
| Ten - ikumi | kumi | kumi | kumi | kumi | kumi | kumi | kumi | kumi | kumi |

## Kapampangan
### Alternative forms

* cana (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kəˈna/ [kəˈnä]
* IPA: /kəˈnaʔ/ [kəˈnäʔ]
* Hyphenation: ka‧na

#### Determiner

kana or kanâ
* put; to place
    Synonym: lage
* to leave something somewhere
    Synonym: maglakuwan

### Etymology 2

From ka +‎ na.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kəˈna/ [kəˈnä]
* Hyphenation: ka‧na

#### Adverb

kana
* expression to indicate an uncertainty or doubt; I wonder; maybe
    Makabalu kana?I wonder if you already know?
    Manisip kana?I wonder if you're thinking something?

##### See also

* kane
* kanu
* kaya
* kayi

## Karelian

Regional variants of kana :
| North Karelian (Viena) | kana |
| South Karelian (Tver) | kana |

### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kana. Cognates include Finnish kana and Estonian kana.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑnɑ/
* Hyphenation: ka‧na

### Noun

kana (genitive kanan, partitive kanua)
* hen

#### Derived terms

* nokikana

### References

* A. V. Punzhina (1994) “kana”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
* P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) “курица”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN

## Kikuyu
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kana/

### Conjunction

kana
* or, whether

### References

* “kana” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 206. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

## Lower Sorbian
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Kanne, from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkana]

### Noun

kana f (diminutive kanka)
* jug, pot (e.g. for coffee or tea)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “kana”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
* Starosta, Manfred (1999) “kana”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

## Ludian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kana. Cognates include Finnish kana and Veps kana.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑnɑ/
* Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
* Hyphenation: ka‧na

### Noun

kana
* chicken

#### Declension
### References

* Juho Kujola (1944) Lyydiläismurteiden sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 105
* M. Pahomov (2022) “kana”, in Lüüdi-venän, venä-lüüdin sanakirdʹ‎, Helsinki: Lüüdilaine Siebr, →ISBN, page 61

## Makasar
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkana]

### Verb

kana (Lontara spelling ᨀᨊ, semi-transitive akkana)
* (transitive) to say

### Noun

kana (Lontara spelling ᨀᨊ)
* word

## Mauritian Creole
### Etymology

From Hindi खाना (khānā).

### Noun

kana
* food

### References

* Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

## Nheengatu
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Tupi kana, borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese cana, from Old Galician-Portuguese cana, from Latin canna, borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾱ (kắnnā), borrowed from Akkadian qanûm.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkana/, (Rio Negro) [ˈkã.nɐ]
* Rhymes: -ana
* Hyphenation: ka‧na

### Noun

kana (plural kana-itá)
* sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)
    Synonyms: murí-seẽ, tabuka-seẽ

#### Related terms

* kana-mandurukú
* kana-pixuna
* kana-rana
* kana-reté-waá
* kana-suikiri
* kana-sumbika
* kanatiwa

### References

* Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “kana”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 367

## Old Javanese
### Etymology 1

Unknown

#### Adverb

kana
* there
* then

### Etymology 2

Unknown, probably from Sanskrit कङ्कण (kaṅkaṇa, “bracelet”).

#### Noun

kana
* bracelet

##### Descendants

* → Balinese: ᬓᬦ (kana, “bracelet”)

## Old Tupi
### Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese cana, from Old Galician-Portuguese cana, from Latin canna, borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾱ (kắnnā), borrowed from Akkadian qanûm.

### Noun

kana (?)
* (Língua Geral Amazônica) sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)
    Synonym: takûare'ẽ

#### Descendants

* Nheengatu: kana

### References

* Anton Meisterburg (a. 1756) “Cana de assucar”, in [Dicionário de Trier] (overall work in Portuguese and Old Tupi), Baixo Xingu, Pará, page 9r, column 1, line 94; republished as Jean-Claude Muller et al., editors, Dicionário de língua geral amazônica, Potsdam: University of Potsdam, 2019, →DOI, page 127: “cana [kana]”

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

From Portuguese caminhar and Spanish caminar and Kabuverdianu kaminha.

### Verb

kana
* to walk
* to go

## Portuguese
### Noun

kana m (uncountable)
* kana (Japanese syllabaries)

## Rayón Zoque
### Noun

kana
* salt

#### Derived terms

* kanabaꞌakpʌ
* kanasis
* kanaꞌʌyubʌ

### References

* Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 12

## Romani
### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कदा (kadā).

### Adverb

kana
* when

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish قنا (kına), from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kâna/
* Hyphenation: ka‧na

#### Noun

kȁna f (Cyrillic spelling ка̏на)
* henna (Lawsonia inermis) (shrub; dye)

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 仮名 (kana).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kǎna/
* Hyphenation: ka‧na

#### Noun

kàna f (Cyrillic spelling ка̀на)
* kana

##### Declension
## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Verb

-kana (infinitive kukana)
* to deny, to reject, to say no, to decline, to negate, to disown

#### Conjugation

Conjugation of -kana :
| Positive present | -nakana |
| Subjunctive | -kane |
| Negative | -kani |
| Imperative singular | kana |
Infinitives :
| Positive | kukana |
| Negative | kutokana |
Imperatives :
| Singular | kana |
| Plural | kaneni |
Tensed forms :
| Habitual | hukana |
| Positive past | positive subject concord + -likana |
| Negative past | negative subject concord + -kukana |
| Positive future | positive subject concord + -takana |
| Negative future | negative subject concord + -takana |
| Negative subjunctive | positive subject concord + -sikane |
| Positive present conditional | positive subject concord + -ngekana |
| Negative present conditional | positive subject concord + -singekana |
| Positive past conditional | positive subject concord + -ngalikana |
| Negative past conditional | positive subject concord + -singalikana |
| Perfect | positive subject concord + -mekana |
| "Already" | positive subject concord + -meshakana |
| "Not yet" | negative subject concord + -jakana |
| "If/When" | positive subject concord + -kikana |
| "If not" | positive subject concord + -sipokana |
| Consecutive | kakana / positive subject concord + -kakana |
| Consecutive subjunctive | positive subject concord + -kakane |
Relative forms :
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. :

## Swedish
### Etymology

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

### Noun

kana c
* slide (mostly as a toy)

#### Related terms

* iskana
* rutschkana

### Verb

kana (present kanar, preterite kanade, supine kanat, imperative kana)
* to slide (mostly of people or vehicles, relating to icy ground)

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

#### See also

* glida

### References

* kana in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* kana in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* kana in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* anka

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay kena (“to contact; to have to do, to need to do; to be precise; deceived”), from Old Malay knā, from Proto-Austronesian *kəNa (“be ensnared, caught in a trap; suffer, undergo, be struck by something; be entrapped or deceived; hit the mark, be ‘on target’, correct, right, true”). Compare Ilocano kenna.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /kaˈnaʔ/ [kɐˈn̪aʔ]
* Rhymes: -aʔ
* Syllabification: ka‧na

#### Noun

kanâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ)
* deception; falsity
* action or work
    Synonym: gawa
    Nakana na ang wika ko.My word has been done.
* exertion; effort; deed; accomplishment
    Synonym: gawa
* application; actualization; appropriation; usage for some purpose
    Synonyms: akma, lapat, kabit
    walang kapapakanan ― no purpose
* fighting with the fists
    Synonyms: laban, away, babag, buntalan, suntukan
* (obsolete) deception or falsification of the weight of scales
    May kana ang talaro mong iyan.That scale of yours has some falsification.
* (obsolete) imposition of a penalty or payment
    Kanan mo ng dusa ang talampasan.Impose suffering to the wicked.

##### Derived terms

* ikana
* kakana
* kana-kana
* kanaan
* kanain
* kapakanan
* kumana
* magkana
* magpakana
* pagkanaan
* pakana

#### Adjective

kanâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ)
* fixed; set in place
* set as a trap; ready; readied (as of a gun)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /kaˈnaʔ/ [kɐˈn̪aʔ]
* Rhymes: -aʔ
* Syllabification: ka‧na

#### Noun

kanâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ) (colloquial)
* Clipping of amerikana.

##### Related terms

* Kano

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /kaˈna/ [kɐˈn̪a]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: ka‧na

#### Preposition

kaná (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ)
* Alternative form of kina

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈkanaʔ/ [ˈkaː.n̪ɐʔ]
* Rhymes: -anaʔ
* Syllabification: ka‧na

#### Noun

kanà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ) (obsolete)
* menarche; a woman's first menstruation
    Synonyms: abot-tubo, unang dating
    May kana na itong bata.The child already had her (first) menstruation.

### Further reading

* “kana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 292
* San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila
** page 317: “Falſo) Cana (pp) como peſo o romana”
** page 489: “Poner) Cana (pc) frontal doſeles o otra coſa, o poner recado para baptiçar olear comulgar, &c.”
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*keNa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

### Anagrams

* ka- -an, naka-, anak

## Tooro
### Pronunciation

IPA: /kána/

### Adverb

kana
* four times

#### Synonyms

* enyakana
* emirundi ena

## Turkish
### Noun

kana
* dative singular of kan

## Venda
### Conjunction

kana
* or
* nor

## Veps
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kana, from Proto-Germanic *hanô.

### Noun

kana
* chicken

#### Derived terms

* haudoikana
* kanankoda
* kananpoigaine
* kananpu
* meckana

### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “курица”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

## Võro
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kana, from Proto-Germanic *hanô. Cognates include Estonian kana.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɑnɑ/
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### Noun

kana (genitive kana, partitive kanna)
* chicken

#### Inflection
## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kana.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈkɑnɑ/, [ˈkɑnɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
* Hyphenation: ka‧na

### Noun

kana
* hen, chicken

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kana”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

## Warlpiri
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɐna]

### Noun

kana
* digging stick

## Ye'kwana
### Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *kana (“fish”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kana]

### Noun

kana
* Amazon brycon, a fish of species Brycon amazonicus

### References

* Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “kana”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon
* Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) “kana:”, in The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University
* Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, page 36: “kana”