cl. 1. P. kaṇati, cakāṇa, kaṇiṣyati, akaṇīt, or akāṇīt, kaṇitā, to become small; to sound, cry, [Dhātup. xiii, 6]; to go, approach, [Dhātup. xix, 32] : cl. 10. P. kāṇayati, to wink, close the eye with the lids or lashes, [Dhātup. xxx, 41] : Caus. kāṇayati (aor. acīkaṇat and acakāṇat, [Pat.] on [Pāṇ. vii, 4, 3]), to sigh, sound; [cf. √ can and √ kvan.]