"Kana" meaning in All languages combined

See Kana on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 香菜 (Kana). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|香菜|tr=Kana}} Japanese 香菜 (Kana) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kana
  1. A female given name from Japanese Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Kana-en-name-KILwlIzn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Forms: Kanas [plural]
Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from Czech Káňa, a variant of Kan. * Borrowed from Tamil கனா (kaṉā); this surname is predominantly found in Tamil Nadu. Etymology templates: {{wp|Kana (surname)}}, {{bor|en|cs|Káňa}} Czech Káňa, {{m|cs|Kan}} Kan, {{bor|en|ta|கனா}} Tamil கனா (kaṉā) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Kana (plural Kanas)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Kana-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Romanization [Japanese]

Head templates: {{head|ja|romanization|head=|sc=Latn}} Kana
  1. Rōmaji transcription of かな Tags: Rōmaji, alt-of, romanization Alternative form of: かな

Noun [Tagalog]

IPA: /kaˈnaʔ/, [kɐˈnaʔ] Forms: Kanâ [canonical], Kano [masculine], ᜃᜈ [Baybayin]
Etymology: Initial clipping of Amerikana. Etymology templates: {{clipping|tl|Amerikana|nocap=1}} clipping of Amerikana Head templates: {{tl-noun|Kanâ|b=+|m=Kano}} Kanâ (masculine Kano, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ)
  1. (informal, sometimes offensive, ethnic slur) female American (citizen of the United States) Tags: ethnic, informal, offensive, slur, sometimes Categories (topical): Demonyms Coordinate_terms: Kano

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1984, Women Writers in Media Now (Philippines), Filipina I: poetry, drama, fiction, Cellar Book Shop",
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