kanan

kanan

1. food, especially rice

kanan

1. genitive singular of kana

• ankan, kanna

From Malay kanan, from Proto-Malayic *kanan (compare Malay kanan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wanan (compare Ilocano kannawan, Kapampangan uanan, Tagalog kanan), from Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkanan]

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• Hyphenation: ka‧nan
• Rhymes: -an

kanan

1. right
   1. the right side or direction.
   2. (politics) the ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.

      Kanan, kawan.

      The right are our friends.

• kiri

• “kanan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

kanán

1. plate

From Proto-Malayic *kanan (compare Indonesian kanan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wanan (compare Ilocano kannawan, Kapampangan uanan, Tagalog kanan), from Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN.

• IPA^(key): /kanan/
• Rhymes: -anan, -nan, -an

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kanan (Jawi spelling کانن)

1. right (of direction)

   Antonym: kiri

2. senior (higher in rank, dignity, or office.)

   Synonym: senior (Indonesian)

• “kanan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

kanan

1. plate

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wanan (compare Ilocano kannawan, Kapampangan uanan, Tagalog kanan), from Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN.

kanan

1. right (of direction)

kanan

1. definite singular of kana

• ankan, kanna, nakna

• canan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkanan/ [ˈkaː.n̪ɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -anan
• Syllabification: ka‧nan

Borrowed from Malay kanan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wanan, from Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN. Compare Yami wanan, Ivatan wanan, Ibatan kawanan, Ilocano kanawan, Tuwali Ifugao wawwan, Kapampangan uanan, Tagbanwa iwanan, Maranao kawanan, and Maguindanao kawanan.

kanan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜈ᜔)

1. right (of direction)

   Synonyms: deretsa, mano

   Antonym: kaliwa

2. right hand (specifically)

• silangan

Syncopic form of kainan, from kain +‎ -an.

kanan (complete kinanan, progressive kinakanan, contemplative kakanan, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜈ᜔)

1. Alternative form of kainan

• “kanan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wanaN”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 74