kansa

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑnsɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝ns̠ɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑnsɑ Syllabification(key): kan‧sa Hyphenation(key): kan‧sa === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *kansa (compare Livvi kanzu, Veps kanz), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hansō (earlier *hansā, compare Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐍃𐌰 (hansa)). ==== Noun ==== kansa people, nation (community of people united by shared culture or ethnicity, or the inhabitants of a country) Synonym: kansakunta (see usage notes) people, populace (the inhabitants of a region) people (an undefined mass of people) people (the common people) Synonym: rahvas (relatively derogatory) ===== Usage notes ===== In the sense "nation, people" the terms kansa and kansakunta are nearly synonymous, although kansa tends to refer to a cultural or ethnic entity and kansakunta to a political entity. ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== References ==== ==== Further reading ==== “kansa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === From kanssa. Compare kans. ==== Postposition ==== kansa (dialectal) alternative form of kanssa ===== Derived terms ===== === Anagrams === kasan, sakan, sanka == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kansa, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hansō. Cognates include Finnish kansa and Veps kanz. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑnsɑ/, [ˈkɑns̠] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑnsɑ/, [ˈkɑnʒ̥ɑ] Rhymes: -ɑns, -ɑnsɑ Hyphenation: kan‧sa Homophone: kans === Noun === kansa people, nation ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== rahvas ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 132 Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014), Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎[4], →ISBN, page 53 == Japanese == === Romanization === kansa Rōmaji transcription of かんさ == Meänkieli == === Etymology === Cognate to Finnish kanssa. === Adverb === kansa also == Réunion Creole French == === Etymology === From French quand ça. === Adverb === kansa (interrogative) when (at what time) === References === Armand, Alain (1987), Dictionnaire Kréol rénioné/Français [Reunionese Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Océan Éditions, →ISBN, page 145 == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cancer. === Pronunciation === === Noun === kansa class IX (plural kansa class X) cancer (disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation) ==== Synonyms ==== saratani == Tagalog == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish cansar, from Latin campsāre, from Ancient Greek κάμψαι (kámpsai). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kanˈsa/ [kɐn̪ˈsa] Rhymes: -a Syllabification: kan‧sa ==== Noun ==== kansá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜐ) fatigue; tiredness; exhaustion; weariness Synonyms: pata, pagod, hapo, pagal ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === The word is not usually found in old Tagalog dictionaries which suggests this word may have been borrowed from a foreign language. Compare Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa, “bell-metal; metal vessel”), Indonesian kangsa (“bronze”) / gangsa (“brass; bell-metal”), Balinese gangsa (“bronze”), and Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa, “bronze”). See also gangsa (“brass gong”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kanˈsa/ [kɐn̪ˈsa], /ˈkansa/ [ˈkan̪.sɐ] Rhymes: -a, -ansa Syllabification: kan‧sa ==== Noun ==== kansá or kansa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜐ) (rare) metal Synonym: metal ===== See also ===== === Further reading === “kansa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “kansa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Santos, Vito C. (1978), Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 301 Institute of National Language (Philippines) (1961), Selected Vocabulary Lists: Arithmetical, Biological, Parliamentary, Etc.‎[5] (in Tagalog), Bureau of Print. == Tumbuka == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cancer, from Latin cancer (“crab”), a calque of Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab; ulcer; cancer”) (possibly cognate), applied to cancerous tumors because the enlarged veins resembled the legs of a crab. === Noun === kansa class 9 (plural kansa class 10) (medicine, oncology, pathology) cancer === References === Used in the Tumbuka Wikipedia page for Chakufwa Chihana in the section headed Nyifwa. The use of "ya" afterwards indicates that this noun is class 9, which is to be expected as in Chichewa, loan words often go into class 9.