# kanal
## English
### Noun

kanal (plural kanals)
* A unit of area used in parts of northern India and in Pakistan, equivalent to one eighth of an acre.

### Anagrams

* Lanka, kalan, Aklan

## Danish
### Etymology

From Latin canalis

### Noun

kanal c (definite singular kanalen, indefinite plural kanaler, definite plural kanalerne)
* canal (artificial waterway)
* duct (in the body etc.)
* channel (radio / TV frequency)
* channel (method of communication)
* channel (narrow body of water)
    den Engelske Kanal - the English Channel

## Estonian
### Etymology

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### Noun

kanal (genitive kanali, partitive kanali)
* canal (artificial waterway or river used for travel, shipping or irrigation)
* channel (water, method of communication, radio / TV frequency, etc.)

#### Declension
### Noun

kanal
* adessive singular of kana

### Further reading

* “kanal”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
* kanal in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch kanaal, from Middle Dutch canael, from older canel, from Old French canal, from Latin canālis (“pipe, channel, canal”), from canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na). Doublet of kanon.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkanal]
* Hyphenation: ka‧nal

### Noun

kanal (plural kanal-kanal)
* canal, an artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation
    Synonyms: terusan, saluran
* channel, a specific radio frequency or band of frequencies, usually in conjunction with a predetermined letter, number, or codeword, and allocated by international agreement

#### Derived terms

* penganalan
* perkanal

#### Related terms

* kanalisasi

### Further reading

* “kanal” 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.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Noun

kanal m (definite singular kanalen, indefinite plural kanaler, definite plural kanalene)
* channel (narrow body of water)
* channel (radio / TV frequency)
* channel (method of communication)
    diplomatiske kanaler - diplomatic channels
* canal (artificial waterway)
* duct (in the body; air duct, cable duct etc.)

#### Derived terms

* Den engelske kanal
* fjernsynskanal
* Kanaløyene
* nødkanal
* vanningskanal
* ørekanal

### References

* “kanal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

kanal m (definite singular kanalen, indefinite plural kanalar, definite plural kanalane)
* channel (narrow body of water)
* channel (radio / TV frequency)
* channel (method of communication)
    diplomatiske kanalar - diplomatic channels
* canal (as above)
* duct (as above)

#### Derived terms

* Den engelske kanalen
* fjernsynskanal
* Kanaløyane
* nødkanal

### References

* “kanal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kǎnaːl/
* Hyphenation: ka‧nal

### Noun

kànāl m (Cyrillic spelling ка̀на̄л)
* canal
* channel

#### Declension
## Slovene
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin canālis (“pipe, channel, canal”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kanàːl/

### Noun

kanál m inan
* canal
* channel

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “kanal”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Latin canalis

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

kanal c
* a canal (man-made waterway)
* a channel (used in the names of some natural, relatively narrow waterways, for example "Engelska kanalen" (the English Channel))
* (communication) a channel (for transmitting information, in technical and other senses)
    hålla diplomatiska kanaler öppnakeep diplomatic channels open
** a (television, radio, YouTube, etc.) channel
    TV4 är en tv-kanalTV4 is a television channel
    Nisse, byt kanal på tv:nNisse, change the channel on the television
    en YouTube-kanala YouTube channel

#### Descendants

* → Finnish: kanaali

#### See also

* sund
* vik

### References

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

### Anagrams

* alkan, lakan, nalka

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish canal (“canal”), from Latin canālis (“channel; canal”), from canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm, “reed”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /kaˈnal/ [kɐˈn̪al]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: ka‧nal

### Noun

kanál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜎ᜔)
* canal; ditch

#### Related terms

* kanalado
* kanaladura

### Adjective

kanál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜎ᜔)
* (figurative, colloquial) vulgar; indecent

### Further reading

* “kanal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* Lakan, lakan, kalan, Aklan

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قنال (kanal), borrowed from French canal, derived from Latin canālis, from canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm, “reed”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɑ.nɑɫ/

### Noun

kanal (definite accusative kanalı, plural kanallar)
* canal (waterway used for transportation of vessels)
* channel; narrow body of water between two land masses, such as the English Channel
* channel; a radio frequency or band of frequencies