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Kalkoti
Noun
کان (kān)
- ear
Khowar
Etymology
From Sanskrit काण्ड (kāṇḍa).
Noun
کان (kan)
- tree
References
- Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2022) “کان”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio, second edition, Chicago, I.L.: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago, archived from the original on 2023-01-19.
Sindhi
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Postposition
کان • (khān) (Devanagari खां)
- from, by, out of
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑖎𑖜𑖿𑖜 (kaṇṇa), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (kaṇṇa), from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa). Cognate with Punjabi کَنّ (kann).
Pronunciation
Noun
کان • (kān) m (Hindi spelling कान)
- (anatomy) ear
Declension
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oblique
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کانوں (kānõ)
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vocative
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References
- “کان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “کان”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.