kanaf

Other forms of kanaf

plural

kanafs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about kanaf

What does kanaf mean?

kanaf means "valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation".

How many syllables are in kanaf?

kanaf has 2 syllables and divides as ka-naf under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for kanaf?

Close synonyms include kenaf, deccan hemp, bimli, bimli hemp, Indian hemp. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kanaf a common word?

kanaf is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.