kankan

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Japanese

Romanization

kankan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かんかん

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French cancan.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kankan m animal

  1. cancan (French dance)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

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

Sranan Tongo

Etymology 1

Reduplication of kan (to comb).

Noun

kankan

  1. comb

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

kankan

  1. pure

Etymology 3

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

Adjective

kankan

  1. strong
  2. large
  3. steadfast

References

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