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kan.

apheretic form of langkan

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkan/Standard-Indonesian[ˈkan]Standard-Indonesian

  1. apheretic form of langkan

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Shortened form

adv/ˈkan/Standard-Indonesian[ˈkan]Standard-Indonesian

  1. apheretic form of bukan (“see; right”)

    Kan, sudah ku bilang jangan bermain korek api. Kini kau rasakan akibatnya.
    Ini punyamu, kan?

  2. apheretic form of akan (“will”)

Where this word comes from

Shortened form

noun/ˈkan/Standard-Indonesian[ˈkan]Standard-Indonesian

  1. jug, pot

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch kan (“jug; pot (for tea, coffee, etc.); can (cylindrical vessel)”), from Middle Dutch canne.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.