canny
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkæni/
Etymology
In summary
Northern English dialect, from can (“to know”) ( + -y), from Middle English can, first and third person singular of cunnen, connen (“to be able, know how to”), from Old English cunnan (“to know how to, be able to”). Compare Scots canny, English cunny, Old English cann (“knowledge, assertion”). More at can, cunning.
chary of
schlau
kurnaz
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