কানা

Bengali

Alternative forms

কাণা (kana)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit काण (kāṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from an extended form of Proto-Dravidian *kāṇ- (“to see”). Cognate with Hindi काना (kānā).

Adjective

কানা • (kana) (comparative আরও কানা, superlative সবচেয়ে কানা)

blind
কানা বগী র ছা।
kana bogir cha.
The chick of the blind heron.
–Khan Mohammad Moinuddin
holed and useless

Derived terms

কানামাছি (kanamachi)

References

Accessible Dictionary, “কানা” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “কানা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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