Kanak en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /kəˈnæk/
Etymology
First attested in 1910, borrowed from French canaque, from English kanaka (“Pacific islander”), from Hawaiian kanaka (“person”).
Meanings
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An indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia.
In the working-class districts of Nouméa, which have a high population of indigenous Kanak residents, buildings were burned and wrecked vehicles remained in the middle of the road.
2024 May 17, Julien Mazzoni, “New Caledonia riots: parts of territory ‘out of state control’, French representative says”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanak | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Kanaks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Canaque | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
fr canaque (indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia) · de Kanakin (indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia) · fr Kanak (indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia) · ru кана́к (indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia) · fr Kanake (indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia) · fr Canaque (indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia) · de Kanake (indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia) · es canaco (indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia) · ja カナック (indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia)