Cannach

/ˈkænəx/ noun

Definition

A Scottish or Irish term for white-flowered bog cotton or similar fluffy plant material, historically used for filling and insulation.

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic 'canach' meaning cotton grass. This word reflects Celtic linguistic traditions and the plants native to northern European wetlands.

Kelly Says

Cannach was literally Scottish bedding—people stuffed pillows and mattresses with cotton grass fibers gathered from peat bogs, making it one of the earliest forms of renewable insulation technology.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
大麻
ta-ma
ARالعربية
كَانَابِس
kana-bis
BNবাংলা
গাঁজা
gan-ja
CACatalà
cannabis
kan-na-bis
CSČeština
konopie
kon-o-pee
DADansk
cannabis
kan-na-bis
DEDeutsch
Cannabis
kan-na-bis
ELΕλληνικά
cannabis
kan-na-bis
ESEspañol
cannabismo
kan-na-bis-mo
FAفارسی
گنجا
gan-ja
FISuomi
kannabis
kan-na-bis
FRFrançais
cannabis
kan-na-bis
GUGU
cannabis
kan-na-bis
HAHA
cannabis
kan-na-bis
HEעברית
大麻
ta-ma
HIहिन्दी
गन्ना
gan-na
HUMagyar
kender
ken-der
IDBahasa Indonesia
ganja
gan-ja
IGIG
cannabis
kan-na-bis
ITItaliano
cannabis
kan-na-bis
JA日本語
大麻
たいま
KKKK
каннабис
kan-na-bis
KMKM
កាន់នាបិស
kan-na-bis
KO한국어
대마
dae-ma
MRMR
cannabis
kan-na-bis
MSBahasa Melayu
cannabis
kan-na-bis
MYမြန်မာ
ကန်နပ်
kan-na-p
NLNederlands
cannabis
kan-na-bis
NONorsk
cannabis
kan-na-bis
PAPA
cannabis
kan-na-bis
PLPolski
cannabis
kan-na-bis
PTPortuguês
cannabis
kan-na-bis
RORomână
cannabis
kan-na-bis
RUРусский
каннабис
kan-na-bis
SVSvenska
cannabis
kan-na-bis
SWKiswahili
cannabis
kan-na-bis
TAதமிழ்
கஞ்சா
gan-cha
TEతెలుగు
గంజాయి
gan-jai
THไทย
กัญชา
kan-cha
TLTL
cannabis
kan-na-bis
TRTürkçe
kannabis
kan-na-bis
UKУкраїнська
каннабіс
kan-na-bis
URاردو
کانابس
kan-na-bis
VITiếng Việt
cannabis
kan-na-bis
YOYO
cannabis
kan-na-bis
ZH中文
大麻
dà má
ZUZU
cannabis
kan-na-bis

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