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Meaning of "Kanaka" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KANAKA

From Hawaiian: man, human being.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KANAKA

Kanaka  [kəˈnækə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KANAKA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kanaka is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KANAKA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kanaka

Kanaka may refer to: ▪ Kanaka, a word, meaning 'people' or 'person', used by various Polynesian people to refer to themselves; shortened to Kanak in some Melanesian countries such as New Caledonia ▪ Kanaka Maoli, native subject of the Kingdom of Hawaii ▪ Kanaka, workers from Pacific Islands employed in British colonies and in North American fur trade and goldfields ▪ Kanaka Bar, British Columbia, an unincorporated area in the Fraser Canyon of British Columbia. The Canadian National Railway railway-point at this location is also named Kanaka ▪ Kanaka Bar First Nation, the Nlaka'pamux First Nations government at Kanaka Bar, British Columbia ▪ Kanaka Creek, British Columbia, a historical settlement and modern neighbourhood in the District of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada ▪ Kanaka Creek Regional Park, a regional park run by the Greater Vancouver Regional District, in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada ▪ Kanaka, Indian Film actress ▪ Kanaka Dasa, Kannada poet ▪ Kanaka Durga Temple, a famous Hindu Temple of Goddess Kanaka Durga located in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.

Definition of Kanaka in the English dictionary

The definition of Kanaka in the dictionary is a native Hawaiian. Other definition of Kanaka is any native of the South Pacific islands, esp one abducted to work in Australia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KANAKA


acca
ˈækə
acker
ˈækə
alpaca
ælˈpækə
attacker
əˈtækə
bacca
ˈbækə
backer
ˈbækə
backpacker
ˈbækpækə
caca
ˈkækə
cracker
ˈkrækə
Dakar
ˈdækə
Dhaka
ˈdækə
hacker
ˈhækə
knacker
ˈnækə
lacquer
ˈlækə
Makkah
ˈmækə
Melaka
məˈlækə
packer
ˈpækə
snacker
ˈsnækə
tracker
ˈtrækə
wacker
ˈwækə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KANAKA

Kan.
kana
kanae
Kanak
kanamycin
Kananga
Kanara
Kanarese
Kanazawa
kanban
Kanchenjunga
Kanchipuram
Kandahar
Kandinsky
Kandy
kane
kaneh
kang
Kang-de
Kang-te

WORDS THAT END LIKE KANAKA

aka
Chaka
chakalaka
haka
Halaka
jataka
kaka
kapa haka
Karnataka
Lusaka
mousaka
moussaka
Osaka
pataka
Punaka
Shaka
sifaka
taka
Tripitaka
waka

Synonyms and antonyms of Kanaka in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Kanaka» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KANAKA

Find out the translation of Kanaka to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Kanaka from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Kanaka» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Kanaka
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Kanaka
570 millions of speakers

English

Kanaka
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कनक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كاناكا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Канака
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kanaka
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কানাকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Kanaka
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kanaka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kanaka
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カナカ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Kanaka
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanaka
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kanaka
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கனக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कनाका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hawaii yerlisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kanaka
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kanaka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Канака
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kanaka
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Kanaka
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kanaka
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kanaka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kanaka
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Kanaka

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KANAKA»

The term «Kanaka» is regularly used and occupies the 88.315 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KANAKA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Kanaka» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Kanaka» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kanaka

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KANAKA»

Discover the use of Kanaka in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kanaka and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kanaka Blues
When her mentor is killed while investigating native Hawaiian sovereignty claims, law professor Erin Hanna comes to the islands to finish his investigation.
Mike Farris, 2010
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Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian
Ninety. kanaka. 1. nvs. Human being, man, person, individual, party, mankind, population; subject, as of a chief; laborer, servant, helper; attendant or retainer in a family (often a term of affection or pride); human sacrifice (PS 111); physique; ...
Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert, 1986
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K_ Kanaka, Stand Tall: A Search for Hawaiian Values
"For those who are looking for a better idea of the valuable primal [Polynesian] values, Kit Kanaka — Stand Tall succeeds to a great extent. In a rigorous and comprehensive volume, Kanahele carefully defines the qualities influencing the lives ...
George Hu'eu Kanahele, 1993
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Diabetic Emergencies: Diagnosis and Clinical Management
The book explores both the clinical presentation of serious diabetic emergencies (like ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar coma, and severe hyper and hypoglycemia) that consultants and hospital staff encounter in practice and the best methods of ...
Nicholas Katsilambros, Christina Kanaka-Gantenbein, Stavros Liatis, 2011
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M_maka Kaiao:
Ke au haku kg nahau. Mesolithic age, period. Кaпa Helena Mauna Kana Helena. Mount Saint Helens. Also Mauna Sana Helena. kanaka See entries below and a' o launa kanaka. Ho'okae kanaka. Misanthropy, hatred of mankind. See ho'okae ...
Kōmike Huaʻōlelo, 2003
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Kahana: How the Land Was Lost
Kanaka, Aluda (fl. 1850) Occupation unknown, b. ca. 1830, associated with: Oregon City (1850) Aluda, who may be Alauka returned from the gold fields of California, was living in Oregon City in 1850. Other than the fact that he was sharing a ...
Robert H. Stauffer, 2004
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Language in Australia
PETER MlJHLHAUSLER 10.1 Introduction This chapter will provide a brief sketch of the sociohistorical background and general structure of Queensland Kanaka English' (see also Dutton 1980; Dutton and Muhlhausler 1984; and Muhlhausler  ...
Suzanne Romaine, 1991
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Displacing Natives: The Rhetorical Production of Hawaiʻi
Many contemporary Hawaiians reject both the English name and concept to assert instead that Kanaka Maoli should be identified as a people with a particular relationship to specific places and people. Thus, for example, Blaisdell writes of ...
Houston Wood, 1999
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Globalization and Contemporary Art
Joseph Nawahi leaves an important legacy for following generations about the nature and purpose of Kanaka Maoli and indigenous art. His paintings of the landscapes of Hawai'i, executed in the western style, open a space — both of ...
Jonathan Harris, 2011
10
Selections from Fornander's Hawaiian Antiquities and Folk-Lore
He kanaka makapo o Imaikalani, aohe he ike o kona mau maka, aka, he lohe hikiwawe ma kona pepeiao, a he mau manu koloa kona mau hoike nana e hoike mai ia ia i ke kanaka, ma ke alo paha, a ma ke kua mai paha, a ma na aoao mai ...
Samuel H. Elbert, 1917

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KANAKA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kanaka is used in the context of the following news items.
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Haleakalā National Park's First Commercial-Free Day Set for July 18
As specified in the park's Commercial Services Plan, commercial-free days are opportunities for Kanaka Maoli to conduct traditional cultural ... «Maui Now, Jul 15»
2
Six women perish in fire accident near Sivakasi | Madurai NYOOOZ
The dead women were identified as M Murugeswari, 38, from Sivakasi, K Irulammal, 70, M Vijayakumari, 24, G Kanaka, 45, from Pallapatti and ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
3
Pushkaram Effect: Amaravati Temple a Beehive of Activity
... home are making it a point to visit Goddess Kanaka Durga Temple. The parking places are full and the buses run by the temple management ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
4
ACP Foundation Kick-Off Dinner in New Jersey
... Ramesh Polubothu, Anuradha Arun, Kanaka Tatikola, Viswanadh Narahari, Sandhya Yarlagadda, Vijaya Katepalli, Sarala Komaravolu, ... «Greatandhra.com, Jul 15»
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AP to Appoint Trained Guides to Promote Temple Tourism
... Annavaram, Dwaraka Tirumala, Kanaka Durga, Srikalahasthi and Kanipakam. “The government has plans to appoint temple guides for these ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
6
BLNR Approves Emergency Rule for Mauna Kea Access
... I can totally respect that, I just happen to have a different opinion than you, many Kanaka I have spoken to are ok with TMT, I also would point ... «Maui Now, Jul 15»
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This privately run temple in Andhra has no 'hundi'
After a pilgrimage to Goddess Kanaka Durga of Indrakiladri (Vijayawada) he proceeded to Machilipatnam (Krishna District) to see his relative. «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
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Remembering Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai
Nrithyaranjani founder Kanaka Srinivasan, who learnt from him since childhood and has been a beacon of his Bharatnatyam approach, known ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Trendsetter
... Srinivasan, N.S. Srinivasan, Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana, Sharada Ramanathan, Lakshmi Narayana, Pakala Savitri and Kanaka Durga. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Keeping a close eye on South Alouette
It's a scarier story in the Kanaka Creek system, says Ross Davies, with the Kanaka Education and Environmental Partnership Society. «Maple Ridge News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Kanaka [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kanaka>. Apr 2024 ».
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