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Added 9 October 2026

kan

/kɑːn/ symbol

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ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kannada.

noun

Archaic form of khan.

noun

A Japanese unit of weight, approximately 3.75 kg or 8.267 lb.

noun

A catty, legally defined as 0.60478982 kilograms.

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 貫 (kan).

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