kanan

See also: Kanan, kanañ, kanān, känän, and kɑnɑŋ

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.
   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

Further reading

• “kanan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, 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

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.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Hyphenation: ka‧nan

Adjective

kanan (Jawi spelling کانن)

1. right (of direction)

   Antonym: kiri

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

   Synonym: senior (Indonesian)

Further reading

• “kanan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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 orthography

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

For the jeepney sense, a jeepney plying southwards will have the West Service Road to the right.

Adjective

kanan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜈ᜔)

1. right (of direction)

   Synonyms: deretsa, mano

   Antonym: kaliwa

2. right hand (specifically)

Noun

kanan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜈ᜔)

1. (colloquial, chiefly southern Metro Manila) a jeepney coming from EDSA-Pasay that traverses the West Service Road to go to southern destinations (i.e. Bicutan, Sucat, and Alabang)

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.

Verb

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

1. Alternative form of kainan

Derived terms

• kakanan
• kinanan
• pagkanan

Further reading

• “kanan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 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