name
Meaning 1
A unisex given name from Japanese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
kan
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/kɑːn/
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homophone: khan
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homophone: carn (non-rhotic)
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homophone: con (father-bother merger)
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rhymes with -ɑːn
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CMU ARPABET: K AE1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname of multiple origins.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
The station code of Khana Junction railway station in India.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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name
Meaning 4
The station code of Kananook railway station in Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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noun
Meaning 5
Archaic form of khan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, archaic
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noun
Meaning 6
A Japanese unit of weight, approximately 3.75 kg or 8.267 lb.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
A catty, legally defined as 0.60478982 kilograms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hong-Kong
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noun
Meaning 8
A set of four identical tiles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Japanese
Topics: board-games, games, mahjong
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kong, quad, four-of-a-kind
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
A call declaring the formation of such a set.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Japanese
Topics: board-games, games, mahjong
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kong
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 菅 (Kan) or かん (Kan).
Borrowed from Japanese 貫 (kan).
Borrowed from Cantonese 斤 (gan1).
Borrowed from Japanese 槓 (kan).
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: كَان (kān) — a Japanese surname
- Bengali: কান (kan) — a Japanese surname
- Chinese Mandarin: 菅 (Jiān) — a Japanese surname
- Greek: Καν (Kan) — a Japanese surname
- Hebrew: קאן — a Japanese surname
- Hindi: कान (kān) — a Japanese surname
- Japanese: 菅 (Kan) — a Japanese surname
- Korean: 간 — a Japanese surname
- Persian: کان (kân) — a Japanese surname
- Russian: Кан (Kan) — a Japanese surname
- Urdu: کان (kān) — a Japanese surname