Kaan: 1 definition

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Kaan means something in Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Ambiguity: Although Kaan has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Kana.

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kaan in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) an ear; —[umethana/aimthana] to twist somebody’s ear/ears by way of punishment; —[katarana/katana] to outwit, to prove more than a match; to excel, to surpass; —[ka kacca] easily misguided; too credulous; —[khade karana] to prick up the ears; to get alert; —[khade hona] to be alarmed; —[khana] to, pester, to dig into the ears (of); -[kholakara] ([sunana]) to listen attentively, to pay heed to; —[kholana] to put on the alert; —[dabana] not to protest; —[dena, —dekara —sunana] to incline one’s ear to, to heed (somebody’s words); —[dharana] to lend ear, to listen attentively; —[na dena] to turn a deaf ear; —[na hilana] not to budge in protest; —[pakadakara nikala dena] to force out with disdain, to turn out disrespectfully; —[pakadana] to cry 'enough', to vow never to do a thing again, to express contrition (for); —[pakana] the ears to become sore (through persistent unwelcome talk etc.); -[para jum na remgana] to turn a deaf ear to, to be utterly heedless, to be very negligent or careless; —[para hatha dharana] to express ignorance; to pretend not to hear; —[phatana] to be inflicted by a deafening noise; —[phumkana] to initiate; to tutor; —[phutana] to become deaf; to be deafened; —[phodana] to deafen (by excessive noise); —[bamda/bahare kara lena] to turn a deaf ear (to); —[bajana] to fancy that one hears a sound when there is none; —[bahana] to have pus oozing/flowing out of the ear; —[bharana] to poison the ear (of), to excite dissension by talebearing; —[marodana/malana] to twist the ear (by way of warning or punishment); —[mem umgali die rahana] to refuse to be attentive, to be heedless; -[mem] ([koi bata]) [dala dena] to apprise somebody (of something);—[mem tela dalana] to be inattentive or negligent; —[lagakara sunana] to listen attentively, to pay heed to (what somebody is saying); [kanom-kana khabara na hona] to have a veil of absolute secrecy, not to allow a secret to be divulged..—kaan (कान) is alternatively transliterated as Kāna.

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