kanal

See also: Kanal, kanál, Kanäl, kanał, and k'anal

English

Noun

kanal (plural kanals)

1. A unit of area used in parts of northern India and in Pakistan, equivalent to one eighth of an acre.

Anagrams

• Lanka, kalan, Aklan

Danish

Noun

kanal c (definite singular kanalen, indefinite plural kanaler, definite plural kanalerne)

1. canal (artificial waterway)
2. duct (in the body etc.)
3. channel (radio / TV frequency)
4. channel (method of communication)
5. channel (narrow body of water)

   den Engelske Kanal - the English Channel

Estonian

Etymology

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Noun

kanal (genitive kanali, partitive kanali)

1. canal (artificial waterway or river used for travel, shipping or irrigation)
2. channel (water, method of communication, radio / TV frequency, etc.)

Declension

Declension of kanal (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kanal	kanalid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kanali
genitive			kanalide
partitive		kanali	kanale kanalisid
illative		kanali kanalisse	kanalidesse kanalesse
inessive		kanalis	kanalides kanales
elative		kanalist	kanalidest kanalest
allative		kanalile	kanalidele kanalele
adessive		kanalil	kanalidel kanalel
ablative		kanalilt	kanalidelt kanalelt
translative		kanaliks	kanalideks kanaleks
terminative		kanalini	kanalideni
essive		kanalina	kanalidena
abessive		kanalita	kanalideta
comitative		kanaliga	kanalidega

Noun

kanal

1. adessive singular of kana

Further reading

• “kanal”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• kanal in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Indonesian

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkanal]
• Hyphenation: ka‧nal

Noun

kanal

1. canal, an artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.

   Synonyms: terusan, saluran

2. channel, a specific radio frequency or band of frequencies, usually in conjunction with a predetermined letter, number, or codeword, and allocated by international agreement.

Derived terms

• penganalan
• perkanal

 

Further reading

• “kanal” 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.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

kanal m (definite singular kanalen, indefinite plural kanaler, definite plural kanalene)

1. channel (narrow body of water)
2. channel (radio / TV frequency)
3. channel (method of communication)

   diplomatiske kanaler - diplomatic channels

4. canal (artificial waterway)
5. duct (in the body; air duct, cable duct etc.)

Derived terms

• Den engelske kanal
• fjernsynskanal
• Kanaløyene
• nødkanal
• vanningskanal
• ørekanal

 

References

• “kanal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kanal m (definite singular kanalen, indefinite plural kanalar, definite plural kanalane)

1. channel (narrow body of water)
2. channel (radio / TV frequency)
3. channel (method of communication)

   diplomatiske kanalar - diplomatic channels

4. canal (as above)
5. duct (as above)

Derived terms

• Den engelske kanalen
• fjernsynskanal
• Kanaløyane
• nødkanal

References

• “kanal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǎnaːl/
• Hyphenation: ka‧nal

Noun

kànāl m (Cyrillic spelling ка̀на̄л)

1. canal
2. channel

Declension

Declension of kanal

	singular	plural
nominative	kànāl	kanali
genitive	kanála	kanala
dative	kanalu	kanalima
accusative	kanal	kanale
vocative	kanale	kanali
locative	kanalu	kanalima
instrumental	kanalom	kanalima

Slovene

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin canālis (“pipe, channel, canal”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanàːl/

Noun

kanál m inan

1. canal
2. channel

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	kanál
gen. sing.	kanála
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kanál	kanála	kanáli
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kanála	kanálov	kanálov
dative (dajȃlnik)	kanálu	kanáloma	kanálom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kanál	kanála	kanále
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kanálu	kanálih	kanálih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kanálom	kanáloma	kanáli

Further reading

• “kanal”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Swedish

en kanal

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

kanal c

1. a canal (man-made waterway)
2. a channel (used in the names of some natural, relatively narrow waterways, for example "Engelska kanalen" (the English Channel))
3. (communication) a channel (for transmitting information, in technical and other senses)

   hålla diplomatiska kanaler öppna

   keep diplomatic channels open

   1. a (television, radio, YouTube, etc.) channel

      TV4 är en tv-kanal

      TV4 is a television channel

      Nisse, byt kanal på tv:n

      Nisse, change the channel on the television

      en YouTube-kanal

      a YouTube channel

Declension

Declension of kanal

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kanal	kanals
	definite	kanalen	kanalens
plural	indefinite	kanaler	kanalers
	definite	kanalerna	kanalernas

Descendants

• → Finnish: kanaali

See also

• sund
• vik

References

• kanal in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kanal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kanal in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• alkan, lakan, nalka

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish canal (“canal”), from Latin canālis (“channel; canal”), from canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm, “reed”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈnal/ [kɐˈn̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ka‧nal

Noun

kanál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜎ᜔)

1. canal; ditch

Related terms

• kanalado
• kanaladura

 

Adjective

kanál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜎ᜔)

1. (figurative, colloquial) vulgar; indecent

Further reading

• “kanal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• Lakan, lakan, kalan, Aklan

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قنال (kanal), from French canal, from Latin canālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ.nɑɫ/

Noun

kanal (definite accusative kanalı, plural kanallar)

1. canal (waterway used for transportation of vessels)
2. channel; narrow body of water between two land masses, such as the English Channel
3. channel; a radio frequency or band of frequencies

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kanal
Definite accusative	kanalı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kanal	kanallar
Definite accusative	kanalı	kanalları
Dative	kanala	kanallara
Locative	kanalda	kanallarda
Ablative	kanaldan	kanallardan
Genitive	kanalın	kanalların