kankan

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Japanese

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Romanization

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kankan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かんかん

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from French cancan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkaŋ.kan/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aŋkan
  • Syllabification: kan‧kan

Noun

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kankan m animal

  1. cancan (French dance)

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective

Further reading

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  • kankan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kankan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Sranan Tongo

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Etymology 1

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Reduplication of kan (to comb).

Noun

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kankan

  1. comb

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

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kankan

  1. pure

Etymology 3

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

Adjective

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kankan

  1. strong
  2. large
  3. steadfast

References

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  • Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “kankan”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary