kanun
Turkish
[ˈkɑː.nun]
noun
Definitions
- (law) law, statute, code, written set of rules
- (musical instruments) qanun
Etymology
Derived from Arabic قَانُون (law, tax) derived from Ancient Greek κανών (standard, measuring rod).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κανών
Gloss
standard, measuring rod
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- canon English
- canoness English
- canonical English
- canonise English
- canonist English
- canonize English
- canonry English
- canonship English
- headcanon English
- qanun English
- qanunist English
- canon Latin
- canonista Latin
- canōn Latin
- Kanon German
- canon Dutch, Flemish
- канун Russian
- κανών Ancient Greek
- カノン Japanese
- قانون Arabic
- قَانُون Arabic
- canon Old French
- қонун Persian
- قانون Persian
- κανόνας Greek (modern)
- kanon Indonesian
- kanun Malay
- kanun Albanian
- qanun Azerbaijani
- kanoni Swahili
- kanuni Swahili
- قانون Urdu
- qonun Uzbek
- კანონი Old Georgian
- kanun Turkmen
- qanun Acehnese