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Tagalog
Etymology
Reduplication of kana. See also Malay kerana.
Pronunciation
Noun
kanâ-kanâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜃᜈ)
- made-up stories; old wives' tale
- Synonyms: gawa-gawa, sabi-sabi, kuwentong-barbero, tsismis, kakana
- excuses; pretext
- Synonym: dahilan
Further reading
- “kana-kana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte. (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 207: “Cuento) Canacana (pc) T. o hiſtoria mentiroſa”