kanja

Japanese

Romanization

kanja

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かんじゃ

Lower Sorbian
kanja

Alternative forms
  • kańa (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kaňa (“buzzard”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian kanja, Polish kania, Czech káně, Slovene kanja, and Belarusian каня (kanja).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkanʲa/

Noun

kanja f

  1. (Western) marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

Declension
declension of kanja
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kanja kani kanje
Genitive kanje kanjowu kanjow
Dative kani kanjoma kanjam
Accusative kanju kani kanje
Instrumental kanju kanjoma kanjami
Locative kani kanjoma kanjach

References
  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “kańa”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “kanja”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
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