Kanak

== English == === Alternative forms === Canaque === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈnæk/ === Etymology 1 === First attested in 1910, borrowed from French canaque, from English kanaka (“Pacific islander”), from Hawaiian kanaka (“person”). ==== Noun ==== Kanak (plural Kanaks or Kanak) An indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Sanskrit कनक (kanaka). ==== Proper noun ==== Kanak A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. === See also === === Anagrams === Knaak == French == === Alternative forms === Canaque === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.nak/ === Noun === Kanak m or f by sense (plural Kanaks, feminine Kanake) Kanak ==== Related terms ==== canaque kanak, kanake == German == === Alternative forms === Kanack === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkanak/, /ˈkænək/, /kɛnɛk/ === Noun === Kanak m (strong, genitive Kanaks, plural Kanaks or Kanax) slang form of Kanake (“wog”) ==== Declension ====