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Meaning of kan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
kɑːn

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of khan.
    alt-of, archaic
  2. A Japanese unit of weight, approximately 3.75 kg or 8.267 lb.
  3. A catty, legally defined as 0.60478982 kilograms.
  4. A set of four identical tiles.
  5. The station code of Khana Junction railway station in India.
  6. A unisex given name from Japanese.
  7. The station code of Kananook railway station in Australia.
  8. A call declaring the formation of such a set.
  9. A surname of multiple origins.

Equivalents

العربية كان
বাংলা কান
Bosanski kan кан
Ελληνικά Καν
فارسی کان
Français kan
हिन्दी कान
Hrvatski kan кан
日本語
한국어
Kurdî kan kan
Русский Кан
Српски kan кан
Svenska det kan hända
اردو کان

Examples

“After having subtracted the bad and uncollectable debt above, the net property was around 32000 kan of silver […]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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