कान
kān/kɑːn/masculine
The Hindi word for "ear" is कान (kān).
कान is a masculine noun used to refer to the organ of hearing.
Meaning: organ of hearing (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of the masculine noun कान is कानों. When using the oblique case, such as when following a postposition like "in", the plural form becomes कानों में.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is romanized as kān. It is pronounced /kɑːn/.
Did you know?
- The idiom कान पर जूँ न रेंगना literally means 'not even a louse crawling on the ear' and describes someone who is completely indifferent to warnings.
- The phrase कान भरना literally means 'to fill the ears' but is used idiomatically to mean poisoning someone's mind against another person.
- The expression कान खड़े होना describes the sensation of 'ears standing up' when someone hears something suspicious or unexpected.
Examples in context
- मुझे आपके कान में कुछ कहना है।I have to whisper something in your ear.This sentence is useful for practicing the use of कान when whispering.
- उसने अपने बेटे को कान से पकड़ कर खींचा।He pulled his son by the ear.This sentence is useful for practicing the use of कान when describing a physical action.Tatoeba #609408 by minshirui, translation #300976 by CK
- मेरे कान में दर्द हो रहा है।My ear is hurting.
Example conversation
Amit and Anjali are talking at home.
- अंजलि Anjaliअमित, क्या तुम्हारे कान में कुछ लगा है?Amit, kya tumhare kaan mein kuch laga hai?Amit, is there something in your ear?
- अमित Amitनहीं, मेरे कान बिल्कुल साफ़ हैं।nahin, mere kaan bilkul saaf hain.No, my ears are perfectly clean.
- अंजलि Anjaliफिर तुम्हें सुनाई क्यों नहीं दे रहा?phir tumhe sunai kyun nahin de raha?Then why can't you hear me?
- अमित Amitशायद मैं बहुत थक गया हूँ।shayad main bahut thak gaya hoon.Maybe I am just very tired.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “ear” translations and entries कान, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0, Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
