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kanon.

tax for inherited land lease

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkanon/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.nɔn]Standard-Indonesian
  1. tax for inherited land lease

  2. canon: a piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round

  3. canon: religious law

  4. canon: the works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic

Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of kanun and qanun. * For sense of land lease tax, via Arabic قَانُون (qānūn, “tax, law”). * For sense in music and Christianity, via Dutch canon, from Old French canon, from Latin canōn.

noun/ˈkanon/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.nɔn]Standard-Indonesian
  1. cannon: a weapon

    uncommon
Where this word comes from

From Dutch kanon, from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na). Doublet of kanal.

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