کان
kān/kɑːn/masculine
The Urdu word for "ear" is کان (kān).
کان refers to the organ of hearing.
Meaning: organ of hearing (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of کان is کانوں.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced /kɑːn/. The romanization is kān.
Did you know?
- Urdu uses کان in the phrase کان پر جوں نہ رینگنا, which translates to 'not even a louse crawling on the ear' to describe someone who is completely indifferent to warnings.
- In Urdu, the phrase کان بھرنا literally means 'to fill the ear' but is used as an idiom for whispering malicious gossip to turn someone against another person.
- The phrase کان کھڑے ہونا means 'the ears stood up' and describes a state of sudden alertness or suspicion, similar to how a dog reacts to a sound.
Examples in context
- اس کے کان بڑے ہیں۔His ears are big.
- میرے کان میں درد ہو رہا ہے۔mere kaan mein dard ho raha hai.My ear is hurting.
- اس کے کان بہت بڑے ہیں۔us ke kaan bohat baray hain.His ears are very large.
- کیا آپ نے اپنے کان صاف کیے؟kya aap ne apne kaan saaf kiye?Did you clean your ears?
Example conversation
Sarah is asking Umar why he is holding his head.
- سارہ Saraعمر، کیا ہوا؟Umar, kya hua?Umar, what happened?
- عمر Omarمیرے کان میں بہت درد ہے۔mere kaan mein bohat dard hai.My ear hurts a lot.
- سارہ Saraکیا آپ نے ڈاکٹر کو دکھایا؟kya aap ne doctor ko dikhaya?Did you see a doctor?
- عمر Omarنہیں، میں ابھی جا رہا ہوں۔nahi, mein abhi ja raha hoon.No, I am going now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “ear” translations and entries کان, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
