kanan
Pronunciation: /ˈkanan/
“kanan” is a Tagalog word. Its 2 meanings in English:
adjective
- right (of direction)
- right hand (specifically)
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay kanan, from Proto-Malayic *kanan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wanan, from Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN, from *ka- + *wanaN. Compare Yami wanan, Ivatan wanan, Ibatan kawanan, Ilocano kanawan, Tuwali Ifugao wawwan, Kapampangan uanan, Aborlan Tagbanwa iwanan, Maranao kawanan, and Maguindanao kawanan.
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