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kanal.

canal (an artificial waterway or artificially improved river)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkanal/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.nal]Standard-Indonesian
  1. canal (an artificial waterway or artificially improved river)

  2. channel (a specific radio frequency or band of frequencies)

Where this word comes from

From Dutch kanaal, from Middle Dutch canael, from older canel, from Old French canal, from Latin canālis (“pipe, channel, canal”), from canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na). Doublet of kanon.

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