Feminine

canna

  1. (declension-1, feminine) A reed, cane.
  2. (broadly, declension-1, feminine) Anything made of reed or cane; reed-pipe, flute; gondola; windpipe.

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈkan.na]
Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾱ (kắnnā, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm, “reed”). Compare Biblical Hebrew קָנֶה (qané), Aramaic קַנְיָא (qanyā) or ܩܲܢܝܵܐ (qanyā) and Classical Syriac ܩܰܢܝܳܐ (qanyo).

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