कान

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (kaṇṇa), from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa, “ear”).

कान (kān)

Doublet of कर्ण (karṇ), a tatsama.

• IPA^(key): /kɑːn/

कान • (kān) m (Urdu spelling کان‎)

1. (anatomy) ear

   हर आदमी दो कान के साथ पैदा होता है।

   har ādmī do kān ke sāth paidā hotā hai.

   Every man is born with two ears.

   मुझे आपके कान में कुछ कहना है।

   mujhe āpke kān mẽ kuch kahnā hai.

   I have to whisper something in your ear.

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “कान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kárṇa (2830)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (kaṇṇa), from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa).

कान • (kān) m

1. (anatomy) ear
2. (containers) handle
3. (firearms) touch hole

Borrowed from French Cannes.

कान • (kān) ?

1. Cannes (a city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “कान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “कान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kárṇa (2830)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

कान (kān)

1. mosquito

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (kaṇṇa), from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa)

कान (transliteration needed) m

1. ear

• Gujarati: કાન (kān)