canna

Meanings

1. Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.

1. Contraction of can + not: cannot.

1. A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet.

1. Clipping of cannabis.

1. An island in the Small Isles, Inner Hebrides, Highland council area, Scotland, joined to the island of Sanday by a bridge.
2. A town and comune in Cosenza province, Calabria, Italy.
3. A small town in the Shire of Morawa, Mid West region, Western Australia.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Canna, from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾱ (kắnnā, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm). Cognates Biblical Hebrew קָנֶה (qané), Aramaic קַנְיָא (qanyā), Classical Syriac ܩܢܝܐ (qanya), and English canon, cannon, canal, and channel. Doublet of cane and kaneh.