# kanan
## Dupaningan Agta
### Noun

kanan
* food, especially rice

## Finnish
### Noun

kanan
* genitive singular of kana

### Anagrams

* ankan, kanna

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited 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.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈkanan/ [ˈka.nan]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -anan
* Syllabification: ka‧nan

### Adjective

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

#### Antonyms

* kiri

#### Derived terms

* menganan
* menganankan
* terkanan

### Further reading

* “kanan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Maguindanao
### Noun

kanán
* plate

## Malay
### Etymology

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.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kanan/
* Rhymes: -anan, -nan, -an
* Audio (Malaysia):(file)
* Hyphenation: ka‧nan

### Adjective

kanan (Jawi spelling کانن)
* right (of direction)
    Antonym: kiri
* senior (higher in rank, dignity, or office.)
    Synonym: senior (Indonesian)

### Further reading

* “kanan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Maranao
### Noun

kanan
* plate

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

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

### Adjective

kanan
* right (of direction)

## Swedish
### Noun

kanan
* definite singular of kana

### Anagrams

* ankan, kanna, nakna

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* canan — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

### Etymology 1

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.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈkanan/ [ˈkaː.n̪ɐn̪]
* Rhymes: -anan
* Syllabification: ka‧nan

#### Adjective

kanan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜈ᜔)
* right (of direction)
    Synonyms: deretsa, mano
    Antonym: kaliwa
* right hand (specifically)

##### Usage notes

* This Tagalog term has special usage when using public transportation in the Philippines. See Appendix:Philippine commuter jargon for more details.

##### Derived terms

* ikanan
* kanan-kanan
* kanan-kananin
* kananin
* kanang balikat sandata
* kanang-kamay
* kumanan
* magpakanan
* makakanan
* pakanan

##### See also

* silangan

### Etymology 2

Syncopic form of kainan, from kain +‎ -an.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈkanan/ [ˈkaː.n̪ɐn̪]
* Rhymes: -anan
* Syllabification: ka‧nan

#### Verb

kanan (complete kinanan, progressive kinakanan, contemplative kakanan, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜈ᜔)
* Alternative form of kainan

##### Derived terms

* kakanan
* kinanan
* pagkanan

### Etymology 3

Syncopic form of kanaan, from kana +‎ -an.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /kaˈnan/ [kɐˈn̪an̪]
* Rhymes: -an
* Syllabification: ka‧nan

#### Verb

kanán (complete kinanan, progressive kinakanan, contemplative kakanan, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜈ᜔) (obsolete)
* Alternative form of kanaan

##### Alternative forms

* can-an — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
* kan-an — obsolete

### Further reading

* “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