"Kanak" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈnæk/ Forms: Kanaks [plural], Kanak [plural]
Etymology: First attested in 1910, borrowed from French canaque, from English kanaka (“Pacific islander”), from Hawaiian kanaka (“person”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|canaque}} French canaque, {{der|en|en|kanaka||Pacific islander}} English kanaka (“Pacific islander”), {{der|en|haw|kanaka||person}} Hawaiian kanaka (“person”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Kanak}} Kanak (plural Kanaks or Kanak)
  1. An indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia. Wikipedia link: Kanak Synonyms: Canaque Related terms: Canuck, Kanaky, Kaneka, Kanéka Translations (indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia): canaque [feminine, masculine] (French), Kanak [feminine, masculine] (French), Kanake [feminine] (French), Canaque [feminine, masculine] (French), Kanake [masculine] (German), Kanakin [feminine] (German), カナック (Kanakku) (Japanese), кана́к (kanák) [masculine] (Russian), canaco [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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