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kana.

chicken (domestic fowl of species Gallus gallus, Gallus domesticus)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑnɑ/[ˈkɑ̝nɑ̝]

  1. chicken (domestic fowl of species Gallus gallus, Gallus domesticus)

    kanalintu

  2. chicken (domestic fowl of species Gallus gallus, Gallus domesticus) chicken (meat from this bird eaten as food)

  3. hen (female chicken)

  4. hen (female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl)

  5. An unintelligent, talkative woman.

    derogatory

  6. woman, sweetheart

    archaic · poetic
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kana (compare Estonian kana), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hanô (“rooster, cock”) (compare German Hahn).

noun/ˈkɑnɑ/[ˈkɑ̝nɑ̝]

  1. synonym of kokka (“bow of a boat”)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Swedish kana.

noun/ˈkɑnɑ/[ˈkɑ̝nɑ̝]

  1. kana (Japanese syllabary)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 仮名(かな) (kana).

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