kanan

See also: Kanan, kanañ, kanān, känän, kɑnɑŋ, and Ka^nan

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

kanan

1. food, especially rice

Finnish

Noun

kanan

1. genitive singular of kana

Anagrams

• ankan, kanna

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kanan, from Proto-Malayic *kanan (compare Malay kanan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wanan (compare Ilocano kannawan, Kapampangan uanan, Tagalog kanan), from Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkanan/ [ˈka.nan]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -anan
• Syllabification: ka‧nan

Adjective

kanan

1. right
   1. the right side or direction

      Synonym: dekstra

   2. (politics) the ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group

      Kanan, kawan.

      The right are our friends.

Antonyms

• kiri

Derived terms

• menganan
• menganankan
• terkanan

• kanan dalam
• kanan luar
• kanan pentas

Further reading

• “kanan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Maguindanao

Noun

kanán

1. plate

Malay

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *ka-

Proto-Austronesian *wanaN

Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wanan

Proto-Malayic *kanan

Malay kanan

From Proto-Malayic *kanan (compare Indonesian kanan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wanan (compare Ilocano kannawan, Kapampangan uanan, Tagalog kanan), from Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN.

Sense of seniority comes from convention during precolonial era of the sultanates where most senior incl. older officials and ministers sat on a sultan's right side within the palace throne hall (balairong seri).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanan/
• Rhymes: -anan, -nan, -an

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Hyphenation: ka‧nan

Adjective

kanan (Jawi spelling کانن, comparative lebih kanan, superlative paling kanan)

1. right (of direction)

   Antonym: kiri

2. senior (higher in rank, dignity, or office.)

   Synonyms: tinggi, tua, senior (Indonesian)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kanan (inherited)
• → Tagalog: kanan

Further reading

• "kanan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "kanan" at PRPM first version)

Maranao

Noun

kanan

1. plate

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wanan (compare Ilocano kannawan, Kapampangan uanan, Tagalog kanan), from Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN.

Adjective

kanan

1. right (of direction)

Swedish

Noun

kanan

1. definite singular of kana

Anagrams

• ankan, kanna, nakna

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• canan — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *ka-

Proto-Austronesian *wanaN

Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wanan

Proto-Malayic *kanan

Malay kananbor.

Tagalog kanan

Borrowed from Malay kanan, from Proto-Malayic *kanan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wanan, from Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN, from *ka- + *wanaN. By surface analysis, *ka- + *wanan. Compare Yami wanan, Ivatan wanan, Ibatan kawanan, Ilocano kanawan, Tuwali Ifugao wawwan, Kapampangan uanan, Aborlan Tagbanwa iwanan, Maranao kawanan, and Maguindanao kawanan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkanan/ [ˈk̠aː.n̪ɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -anan
• Syllabification: ka‧nan

Adjective

kanan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜈ᜔)

1. right (of direction)

   Synonyms: deretsa, mano

   Antonym: kaliwa

2. right hand (specifically)

Usage notes

• This Tagalog term has special usage when using public transportation in the Philippines. See Appendix:Philippine commuter jargon for more details.

Derived terms

• ikanan
• kanan-kanan
• kanan-kananin
• kananin
• kanang balikat sandata
• kanang-kamay
• kumanan
• magpakanan
• makakanan
• pakanan

See also

• silangan

Etymology 2

Syncopic form of kainan, from kain +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkanan/ [ˈk̠aː.n̪ɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -anan
• Syllabification: ka‧nan

Verb

kanan (complete kinanan, progressive kinakanan, contemplative kakanan, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜈ᜔)

1. alternative form of kainan

Derived terms

• kakanan
• kinanan
• pagkanan

Etymology 3

Syncopic form of kanaan, from kana +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈnan/ [k̠ɐˈn̪an̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ka‧nan

Verb

kanán (complete kinanan, progressive kinakanan, contemplative kakanan, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

1. alternative form of kanaan

Alternative forms

• can-an — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• kan-an — obsolete

Further reading

• “kanan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wanaN”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Zorc, David Paul (1981), Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 74