kano

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tagalog Kano, initial clipping of Amerikano, ultimately from Spanish americano (male American).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kano (plural kanos)

  1. (Philippines, slang) A male American.
  2. (Philippines, slang, by extension) A Western foreigner

Anagrams

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Dutch

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kano

Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish canoa, from Taíno *kanowa. The current spelling and pronunciation is likely influenced by French canot.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kano m (plural kano's, diminutive kanootje n)

  1. canoe (a small long and narrow boat)
    We peddelden met de kano over de rustige rivier.
    We paddled the canoe along the calm river.
    De kinderen vonden het leuk om in de kano's te varen tijdens het zomerkamp.
    The children enjoyed paddling in the canoes during summer camp.
    Huur een kanootje en geniet van een ontspannen dag op het meer.
    Rent a little canoe and enjoy a relaxing day on the lake.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: kanoe
  • Lokono: kano

Esperanto

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Etymology

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From Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾱ (kánnā), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm). Compare Italian canna, French canne, English cane.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkano]
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: ka‧no

Noun

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kano (accusative singular kanon, plural kanoj, accusative plural kanojn)

  1. reed, cane
    • 1907, Kabe, chapter 21, in La Faraono, part 2, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:
      Kiel ventego de la dezerto vi falis, kie oni ne atendis vin; kaj kiel la bovo rompas kanon tiel vi frakasis la blindigitan malamikon.
      Like the desert storm you fell where not expected; as the cow breaks reed, so you shattered the blinded enemy.
  2. cane (rod-shaped tool or device)

Derived terms

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See also

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Spanish canoa, from Taíno kanoa (dugout canoe).

Noun

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kano f (genitive singular kanoar, plural kanoir)

  1. canoe (a small long and narrow boat)

Inflection

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Declension of kano
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kano kanoin kanoir kanoirnar
accusative kano kanoina kanoir kanoirnar
dative kano kanoini kanoum kanounum
genitive kanoar kanoarinnar kanoa kanoanna

Japanese

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Romanization

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kano

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かの

Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *kano (compare Hawaiian ʻano and ʻanoʻano, Tahitian ʻaʻano and Tongan kano),[1] from Proto-Oceanic *kanon (flesh; kernel) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kan-ən from Proto-Austronesian *kaən-an (food, cooked rice) from Proto-Austronesian *kaən (to eat) (thus doublet of kai).[2][3]

Noun

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kano

  1. color, pigment, hue, sort, kind
  2. seed, bean, grain, ovule

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 123
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kano”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Niu”, in Te Māra Reo, Benson Family Trust, 2023

Further reading

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  • kano” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From a Caribbean language, via Spanish canoa.

Noun

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kano m (definite singular kanoen, indefinite plural kanoer, definite plural kanoene)

  1. a canoe (small long and narrow boat)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From a Caribbean language, via Spanish canoa.

Noun

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kano m (definite singular kanoen, indefinite plural kanoar, definite plural kanoane)

  1. a canoe

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish قانو (kano), from French canot, from Spanish canoa, from Taíno *kanowa, from Proto-Arawak *kanawa.

Noun

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kano (definite accusative kanoyu, plural kanolar)

  1. canoe

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative kano
Definite accusative kanoyu
Singular Plural
Nominative kano kanolar
Definite accusative kanoyu kanoları
Dative kanoya kanolara
Locative kanoda kanolarda
Ablative kanodan kanolardan
Genitive kanonun kanoların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular kanom kanolarım
2nd singular kanon kanoların
3rd singular kanosu kanoları
1st plural kanomuz kanolarımız
2nd plural kanonuz kanolarınız
3rd plural kanoları kanoları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular kanomu kanolarımı
2nd singular kanonu kanolarını
3rd singular kanosunu kanolarını
1st plural kanomuzu kanolarımızı
2nd plural kanonuzu kanolarınızı
3rd plural kanolarını kanolarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular kanoma kanolarıma
2nd singular kanona kanolarına
3rd singular kanosuna kanolarına
1st plural kanomuza kanolarımıza
2nd plural kanonuza kanolarınıza
3rd plural kanolarına kanolarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular kanomda kanolarımda
2nd singular kanonda kanolarında
3rd singular kanosunda kanolarında
1st plural kanomuzda kanolarımızda
2nd plural kanonuzda kanolarınızda
3rd plural kanolarında kanolarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular kanomdan kanolarımdan
2nd singular kanondan kanolarından
3rd singular kanosundan kanolarından
1st plural kanomuzdan kanolarımızdan
2nd plural kanonuzdan kanolarınızdan
3rd plural kanolarından kanolarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular kanomun kanolarımın
2nd singular kanonun kanolarının
3rd singular kanosunun kanolarının
1st plural kanomuzun kanolarımızın
2nd plural kanonuzun kanolarınızın
3rd plural kanolarının kanolarının
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular kanoyum kanolarım
2nd singular kanosun kanolarsın
3rd singular kano
kanodur
kanolar
kanolardır
1st plural kanoyuz kanolarız
2nd plural kanosunuz kanolarsınız
3rd plural kanolar kanolardır