कान
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कान
कान
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑖎𑖜𑖿𑖜 (kaṇṇa), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (kaṇṇa), from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa, “ear”). Doublet of कर्ण (karṇ).
Pronunciation
Noun
कान • (kān) m (Urdu spelling کان)
- (anatomy) ear
- हर आदमी दो कानों के साथ पैदा होता है।
- har ādmī do kānõ ke sāth paidā hotā hai.
- Every man is born with two ears.
- मुझे आपके कान में कुछ कहना है।
- mujhe āpke kān mẽ kuch kahnā hai.
- I have to whisper something in your ear.
Declension
Declension of कान (masc cons-stem)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “कान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kárṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Konkani
Etymology
Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑖎𑖜𑖿𑖜 (kaṇṇa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (kaṇṇa), from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa, “ear”). Cognate with Marathi कान (kān), Hindi कान (kān).
Pronunciation
Noun
कान • (kān) m (Latin script kan, Kannada script ಕಾನ್)
Declension
| Declension of कान | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| ergative | कानान (kānān) | कानान्नि (kānānni) |
| nominative | कान (kān) | काना (kānā) |
| vocative | काना (kānā) | कानान्नो (kānānno) |
| accusative/dative | कानाक (kānāk) | कानांक (kānānk) |
| superessive | कानार/कानाचेर (kānār/kānācer) | कानान्चेर (kānāncer) |
| instrumental | कानानि (kānāni) | कानान्नि (kānānni) |
| ablative | कानात्ल्यान (kānātlyān) | कानान्त्ल्यान (kānāntlyān) |
| Genitive declension of कान | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object | feminine object | |||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| singular subject | कानाचो (kānātso) | कानाचे (kānāce) | कानाचि (kānāci) | कानाचि (kānāci) |
| plural subject | कानान्चो (kānāntso) | कानान्चे (kānānce) | कानान्चि (kānānci) | कानान्चि (kānānci) |
Marathi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘡 (kāna), from Apabhramsa 𑖎𑖜𑖿𑖜 (kaṇṇa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (kaṇṇa), from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa).
Noun
कान • (kān) m
Declension
| Declension of कान (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
कान kān | ||
| direct plural |
कान kān | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
कान kān |
कान kān | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
काना kānā |
कानां- kānān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
कानाला kānālā |
कानांना kānānnā | |
| ergative | कानाने, कानानं kānāne, kānāna |
कानांनी kānānnī | |
| instrumental | कानाशी kānāśī |
कानांशी kānānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
कानात kānāt |
कानांत kānāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
काना kānā |
कानांनो kānānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of कान (masc cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
कानाचा kānāċā |
कानाचे kānāċe |
कानाची kānācī |
कानाच्या kānācā |
कानाचे, कानाचं kānāċe, kānāċa |
कानाची kānācī |
कानाच्या kānācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
कानांचा kānānċā |
कानांचे kānānċe |
कानांची kānāñcī |
कानांच्या kānāncā |
कानांचे, कानांचं kānānċe, kānānċa |
कानांची kānāñcī |
कानांच्या kānāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Etymology 2
Proper noun
कान • (kān) ?
- Cannes (a city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “कान”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kárṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Nihali
Noun
कान (kān)
Old Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑖎𑖜𑖿𑖜 (kaṇṇa), Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (kaṇṇa), from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘡 (kāna).
Noun
कान • (kāna) m