காண்

Tamil

Alternative forms

  • காணு (kāṇu)

Etymology

Related to கண் (kaṇ, eye); from Proto-Dravidian *kāṇ-. Cognate with Kannada ಕಾಣು (kāṇu), Malayalam കാണുക (kāṇuka), Telugu కాను (kānu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaːɳ/

Verb

காண் • (kāṇ)

  1. to see, look
    Synonym: பார் (pār)
  2. to notice, catch sight of
    நான் அவனை அங்கே கண்டேன்
    nāṉ avaṉai aṅkē kaṇṭēṉ
    I saw him over there
  3. to find out
  4. to seem
  5. to suffice
    Synonym: போது (pōtu)
  6. to emerge, appear, become visible
  7. to tell, say
    Synonym: சொல் (col)

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “காண்”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
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