canai

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay canai, from Classical Malay [script needed] (canăi), from Tamil சாணைக்கல் (cāṇaikkal, “whetstone”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃanai̯]
  • Hyphenation: ca‧nai

Noun

canai (first-person possessive canaiku, second-person possessive canaimu, third-person possessive canainya)

  1. (obsolete) grindstone, millstone (an abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing or grinding)

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • canaian
  • mencanai
  • pencanai
  • pencanaian

Further reading

Italian

Noun

canai m

  1. plural of canaio

Anagrams

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃanai̯/
  • Rhymes: -anai̯, -nai̯, -ai̯
  • Hyphenation: ca‧nai

Noun

canai (Jawi spelling چاناي, plural canai-canai, informal 1st possessive canaiku, 2nd possessive canaimu, 3rd possessive canainya)

  1. grindstone, millstone (an abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing or grinding)

Synonyms

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • pencanai [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • mencanai [agent focus] (meN-)
  • tercanai [agentless action] (teR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Further reading

Welsh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkanai̯/
  • (South Wales) (standard) IPA(key): /ˈkaːnai̯/, /ˈkanai̯/
    • (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkaːnɛ/, /ˈkanɛ/

Verb

canai

  1. third-person singular imperfect indicative/imperfect subjunctive/conditional of canu

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
canai ganai nghanai chanai
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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