காண்

• காணு (kāṇu)

Related to கண் (kaṇ, “eye”); from Proto-Dravidian *kāṇ-. Cognate with Kannada ಕಾಣು (kāṇu), Malayalam കാണുക (kāṇuka), Telugu కాను (kānu).

• IPA^(key): /kaːɳ/

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காண் • (kāṇ) (transitive)

1. to see, look, perceive, view, descry

   Synonym: பார் (pār)

2. to notice, catch sight of

   நான் அவனை அங்கே கண்டேன்

   nāṉ avaṉai aṅkē kaṇṭēṉ

   I saw him over there

3. to gain sight of, as a deity, a great person, the new moon

   Synonym: தரிசி (tarici)

4. to find out, discover
5. to tell, say

   Synonym: சொல் (col)

காண் • (kāṇ) (intransitive)

1. to emerge, appear, become visible, evident
2. to suffice

   Synonym: போது (pōtu)

3. to accrue, result

   Synonym: பலி (pali)

4. to seem

• Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “காண்”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
• University of Madras (1924–1936) “காண்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press