a former Indian coin and unit of money equal to one sixteenth of a rupee, used before decimalisation in 1957
In pre-decimal India, a loaf of bread cost just one anna.
My grandfather remembers earning eight annas a day as a junior clerk.
✦ From Hindi ānā, from Persian ānâ, ultimately of Sanskrit origin.
a woman’s first name
Anna waved happily as she crossed the stage to receive her diploma.
The invitation said that Anna’s birthday party starts at three o’clock.
✦ From Hebrew Hanna meaning “grace” or “favor,” adopted into Greek and Latin as Anna and widely used in Christian Europe.
a tall, usually green plant whose tough stems can be turned into fiber and whose leaves and flowers contain chemicals that can affect the mind
Industrial farmers grow cannabis for its strong fiber.
The botanist labeled each cannabis specimen in the laboratory.
✦ Borrowed from Latin cannabis, which came from Ancient Greek kánnabis, ultimately of Scythian or Thracian origin.
the dried leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant that people smoke, vape, or eat to feel relaxed or experience a change in mood
Some patients use medical cannabis to ease chronic pain.
He was arrested for carrying a small amount of cannabis in his backpack.
✦ Same origin as the plant name; its use as an intoxicant dates back thousands of years in Central and South Asia.
A female given name.
My daughter's name is Hannah.
Hannah is the new girl in class.
✦ From Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannāh), meaning 'grace' or 'favour'.
