cant
to sing
Latin · cantare
Cant and chant come from Latin cantare, "to sing". They appear in words about singing, songs, chanting, and singsong speech.
Memory trick
CHANT and CANTor both sing: CANTare means to sing.
Words from this root
- cant (cant) — insincere or singsong speechढोंगी बातें
- cantabile (cant + abile) — in a singing style (music)गायन शैली में
- canticle (cant + icle) — a short sung hymnछोटा भजन
- canto (canto) — a main division of a long poemलंबी कविता का सर्ग
- cantor (cant + or) — a leader of sung prayerप्रार्थना गायक
- cantorial (cant + orial) — of a cantorप्रार्थना गायक संबंधी
- chant (chant) — to sing or recite rhythmicallyमंत्रोच्चार करना
- chanter (chant + er) — one who chantsमंत्रोच्चार करने वाला
- plainchant (plain + chant) — simple unaccompanied sacred songसादा धार्मिक गायन
- recant (re + cant) — to take back a statementबयान वापस लेना
- recantation (re + cant + ation) — a withdrawal of a statementबयान वापसी
- recanter (re + cant + er) — one who recantsबयान वापस लेने वाला