कान

Hindi
कान

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (kaṇṇa), from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa, “ear”). Doublet of कर्ण (karṇ); a tatsama.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɑːn/, [kä̃ːn]
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Noun

कान • (kān) m (Urdu spelling کان)

  1. (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)
singular plural
direct कान
kān		 कान
kān
oblique कान
kān		 कानों
kānõ
vocative कान
kān		 कानो
kāno

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 Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa). Cognate to Marathi कान (kān) and Hindi कान (kān).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kɑːn]

Noun

कान • (kān) m (Latin script kan, Kannada script ಕಾನ್)

  1. (anatomy) ear

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
कान

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kan/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘡 (kāna), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (kaṇṇa), from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa).

Noun

कान • (kān) m

  1. (anatomy) ear
  2. (containers) handle
  3. (firearms) touch hole
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
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

Borrowed from French Cannes.

Proper noun

कान • (kān) ?

  1. Cannes (a city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “कान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • 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 [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “कान”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: 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)

  1. mosquito

Old Gujarati

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (kaṇṇa), from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘡 (kāna).

Noun

कान • (kāna) m

  1. ear

Descendants
  • Gujarati: કાન (kān)
  • Old Marwari: कान (kān)
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