English Explanatory Dictionary

Kanak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia.
name
  1. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Pronunciation

/kəˈnæk/

Word forms

Kanak Kanaks Canaque

Etymology

First attested in 1910, borrowed from French canaque, from English kanaka (“Pacific islander”), from Hawaiian kanaka (“person”).

Related words

Canuck Kanaky Kaneka Kanéka
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