kanan

See also: Kanan, kanañ, kanān, känän, and kɑnɑŋ

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

kanan

1. food, especially rice

Finnish

Noun

kanan

1. genitive singular of kana

Anagrams

• ankan, kanna

Indonesian

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈkanan]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ka‧nan
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

kanan

1. right
   1. the right side or direction.
   2. (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

1. 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^(key): /kanan/
• Rhymes: -anan, -nan, -an

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Adjective

kanan (Jawi spelling کانن)

1. right (of direction)

   Antonym: kiri

2. 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

1. plate

Old Javanese

Etymology

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

Adjective

kanan

1. right (of direction)

Swedish

Noun

kanan

1. definite singular of kana

Anagrams

• ankan, kanna, nakna

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• canan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

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

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.

Adjective

kanan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜈ᜔)

1. right (of direction)

   Synonyms: deretsa, mano

   Antonym: kaliwa

2. right hand (specifically)

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.

Verb

kanan (complete kinanan, progressive kinakanan, contemplative kakanan, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜈ᜔)

1. to eat off something

Derived terms

• kakanan
• kinanan
• pagkanan

 

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