کانا

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See also: كانا and گانا

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sogdian (qʾnyʾ, “stupidity”).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? kānā
Dari reading? kānā
Iranian reading? kânâ
Tajik reading? kono

Adjective

کانا • (kânâ) (comparative کاناتَر (kânâ-tar), superlative کاناتَرین (kânâ-tarin))

  1. (obsolete) stupid, foolish
    • c. 1011, Abu'l-Qāsim Firdawsī, “The Tale of Rustam and Isfandiyār”, in شاهنامه [Book of Kings]‎:
      به دانای پیشی نگر تا چه گفت
      بدانگه که جان با خرد کرد جفت
      که پیر فریبنده کانا بود
      وگر چند پیروز و دانا بود
      ba dānā-yi pēšī nigar tā či guft
      bad-āngah ki jān bā xirad kard juft
      ki pīr-i farēbanda kānā buwad
      w-agar čand pīrōz u dānā buwad
      Listen to what a wise man of yore said,
      When he had paired wisdom to the soul:
      "An old man who tries to cheat is foolish,
      Even if he is victorious and clever."
      (Classical Persian romanization)

Etymology 2

Noun

کانا • (kânâ)

  1. kana (Japanese syllabaries)

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀡 (kāṇa), from Sanskrit काण (kāṇá).

Pronunciation

Adjective

کاݨا • (kāṇā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਕਾਣਾ)

  1. blind in one-eye
  2. oblique; slanting
  3. blemished
  4. blameworthy
  5. worm-eaten (of fruit, vegetables etc.)

Declension

Declension of کانا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct کاݨا (kāṇā) کاݨے (kāṇe) کاݨی (kāṇī) کاݨیاں (kāṇīyāṉ)
oblique کاݨے (kāṇe) کاݨیْاں (kāṇiyāṉ) کاݨی (kāṇī) کاݨیاں (kāṇīyāṉ)

Noun

کاݨا • (kāṇā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਕਾਣਾ)

  1. (informal) a crow
  2. (dice games) one, single

Declension

Declension of کانا
dir. sg. کاݨ (kāṇ)
dir. pl. کاݨ (kāṇ)
singular plural
direct کاݨ (kāṇ) کاݨ (kāṇ)
oblique کاݨ (kāṇ) کاݨاں (kāṇāṉ)
vocative کاݨا (kāṇā) کاݨو (kāṇo)
ablative کاݨوں (kāṇoṉ) –
locative – کاݨِیں (kāṇīṉ)
instrumental – –

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کانا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “ਕਾਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kāṇā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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