Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/kan/ ਕ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਕੰਨ kan Say it**kan, rhyming with the English word sun**Type**Noun**Shahmukhiکان In short Kan (ਕੰਨ) is the Punjabi word for ear: the organ on either side of the head that gathers sound. It is a masculine noun used in daily Punjabi speech. Common phrases build on kan, from kan dharna, listening with attention, to kan bharna, filling someone's ears against another person. ## How it's used 1. 1ਮੇਰੇ ਕੰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਰਦ ਹੈ੤I have an earache. _kan dard: ear pain_ 2. 2ਕੰਨ ਧਰ ਕੇ ਸੁਣੋ੤Listen with full attention. _kan dharna: to give ear_ 3. 3ਉਸਨੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਕੰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਗੱਲ ਕਹੀ੤He told me something in my ear. _kan vich: said in the ear_ Show 1 more example 1. 4ਉਸਨੇ ਕੰਨ ਲਾ ਕੇ ਗੱਲ ਸੁਣੀ੤He listened to the matter with full attention. _kan launa: to listen carefully_ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਕੰਨ (kan) ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੁਣਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਅੰਗ ਹੈ੤ ਇਹ ਸਿਰ ਦੇ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਪਾਸੇ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਅੰਦਰ ਲੈ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ੤ ਇਹ ਪੁਲਿੰਗ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ੤ ਰੋਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਬੋਲਚਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੰਨ ਧਰਨਾ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾਲ ਸੁਣਨਾ, ਅਤੇ ਕੰਨ ਲਾਉਣਾ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਗੌਰ ਨਾਲ ਸੁਣਨਾ੤ Kan (ਕੰਨ), pronounced like sun with a k at the start, is the Punjabi word for ear. It names the organ on either side of the head that gathers sound and carries it inward. In Punjabi grammar kan is a masculine noun, and it sits at the centre of everyday talk about hearing, listening and paying attention. ## Meaning In its plain sense, kan is the ear on your head. Dictionaries give kan as the direct Punjabi equivalent of the English word ear. The word is masculine, and it turns up everywhere from medical talk to songs to daily complaints. An earache is kan dard, said the same plain way as sirr dard for a headache. ## How is kan used in everyday speech? Listening is where kan does its heaviest work. Kan dharna means to give ear, to listen with full attention. Kan vich kehna means to speak into the ear, to tell something privately. Kan launa means to set the ears to work, to listen carefully. And kan bharna, to fill someone's ears, means to poison their mind against another person with gossip; the Kosh carries a full entry for that phrase under kann bharna. ## What does kan dharna mean? Kan dharna means to lend the ear, to listen carefully and with respect. A teacher may ask a noisy class to put their ears to the lesson, kan dhar ke suno. It is the Punjabi way of saying pay full attention with your ears. ## Related words [ਕੰਨ ਭਰਨਾkann bharnaTo poison someone's mind against another](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/kann-bharna/) Sources (2) 1. [Ear Meaning in Punjabi](https://dictionary.tuteehub.com/meaning/ear-meaning-in-punjabi-4027879)TuteeHub Dictionary 2. [ਕੰਨ in English](https://www.translate.com/dictionary/punjabi-english/ear-9348831)Translate.com Punjabi Dictionary [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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