kuna
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kúna/ку́на.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uːnə
Noun
Translations
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Anagrams
Baagandji
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.
Noun
kuna
References
- Barry Alpher, Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method (2004; edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Kochl published in Amsterdam and Philadelphia by the John Benjamins Publishing Company)
Chuukese
Verb
kuna
- to see
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech kuna, from Proto-Slavic *kuna.
Pronunciation
Noun
kuna f (related adjective kunový)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kuna”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kuna”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “kuna”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Dieri
Etymology
From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.
Noun
kuna
References
- Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
Esperanto
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
kuna (accusative singular kunan, plural kunaj, accusative plural kunajn)
Estonian
Etymology
Originally essive singular form of Proto-Finnic *ku.
Conjunction
kuna
- because
- Ma ei lähe homme kooli, kuna ma pean linna minema.
- I won't go to school tomorrow, because I have to go to the city.
- as, when, at the same time as
- Ema tõusis hommikul varakult, kuna pere jäi veel magama.
- Mother rose early, as the family was still sleeping.
Synonyms
Adverb
kuna (not comparable)
- (interrogative, colloquial) when
- Kuna me rahad siis saame?
- When will we get our money then?
Synonyms
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Serbo-Croatian kuna.
Noun
kuna
- kuna (former currency of Croatia)
Declension
Inflection of kuna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | kuna | kunat | |
genitive | kunan | kunien | |
partitive | kunaa | kunia | |
illative | kunaan | kuniin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kuna | kunat | |
accusative | nom. | kuna | kunat |
gen. | kunan | ||
genitive | kunan | kunien kunain rare | |
partitive | kunaa | kunia | |
inessive | kunassa | kunissa | |
elative | kunasta | kunista | |
illative | kunaan | kuniin | |
adessive | kunalla | kunilla | |
ablative | kunalta | kunilta | |
allative | kunalle | kunille | |
essive | kunana | kunina | |
translative | kunaksi | kuniksi | |
abessive | kunatta | kunitta | |
instructive | — | kunin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading
- “kuna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
Pronoun
kuna
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian kuna.
Noun
kuna m or f (plural kunas)
- kuna (former currency of Croatia)
Usage notes
- Used as a masculine and a feminine noun interchangably
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *tuna, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuna, from Proto-Austronesian *tuNa.
Pronunciation
Noun
kuna
- a variety of freshwater eel
References
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kuna”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦸꦤ (kuna).
Adjective
kuna
- Alternative spelling of kuno (“ancient”)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kúna/ку́на.
Noun
kuna (first-person possessive kunaku, second-person possessive kunamu, third-person possessive kunanya)
- kuna: the former (until 2023) currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa.
Further reading
- “kuna” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Noun
kuna f (plural kune)
- kuna (former currency of Croatia)
Javanese
Romanization
kuna
- Romanization of ꦏꦸꦤ
Kituba
Adverb
kuna
Verb
kuna
Lingala
Adverb
kuna
References
- “kuna” in Ekolongonelo ya Lingala: an introductory course, page 25
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kuna.
Pronunciation
Noun
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Declension
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “kuna”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “kuna”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Martuthunira
Etymology
From Proto-Ngayarda *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.
Pronunciation
Noun
kuna
References
- Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
- Dench, Alan Charles. 1995. Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. Series C-125.
Masbatenyo
Noun
kuna
Ngiyambaa
Etymology
From Proto-Central New South Wales *gunaŋ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.
Noun
kuna
References
- Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian kúna, ку́на (“marten”).
Noun
kuna m (definite singular kunaen, indefinite plural kunaar or kunaer, definite plural kunaane or kunaene)
References
- “kuna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Pitjantjatjara
Pronunciation
Noun
kuna
Derived terms
- kuna aḻa (“anus”)
- kuna ngingkirmananyi (“break wind”)
- kuna pati (“constipated”)
- kunaṉi (“to eviscerate”, transitive verb)
- kunaṟinganyi (“to defecate”)
Pitta-Pitta
Etymology
From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.
Noun
kuna
Verb
kuna
- (intransitive) to defecate
Derived terms
References
- Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuna.
Noun
kuna f (related adjective kuni)
- marten (any mustelid of the genus Martes)
- leather marten skin
- (historical) jougs (chained iron collar)
- Synonym: kunica
- (Kuyavia) certain part of a wagon
- (Kuyavia) iron hoop at a church door to which criminals are attached
- (Near Masovian) hoop in which the trunnion of a barn's tower rotates
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kuna.
Noun
kuna f
- (historical) kuna (former currency of Croatia)
Declension
Etymology 3
Interjection
kuna
- (minced oath) moderately vulgar swearword
Further reading
- kuna I in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kuna II in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kuna in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- kuna in PWN's encyclopedia
- Józef Bliziński (1860) “kuna”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 624
- Oskar Kolberg (1867) “kuna”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 272
- Władysław Matlakowski (1891) “kuna”, in “Zbiór wyrazów ludowych dawnej ziemi czerskiej”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności, volume 4, Krakow: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page 364
Portuguese
Noun
kuna m or f (plural kunas)
- kuna (former currency of Croatia)
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- kn (abbreviation, currency)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuna.
Pronunciation
Noun
kúna f (Cyrillic spelling ку́на)
Declension
Further reading
- “kuna”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuna.
Pronunciation
Noun
kuna f (genitive singular kuny, nominative plural kuny, genitive plural kún, declension pattern of žena)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kuna”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kuna.
Pronunciation
Noun
kúna f
Inflection
Feminine, a-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | kúna | ||
gen. sing. | kúne | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
kúna | kúni | kúne |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
kúne | kún | kún |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
kúni | kúnama | kúnam |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
kúno | kúni | kúne |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
kúni | kúnah | kúnah |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
kúno | kúnama | kúnami |
Further reading
- “kuna”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
kuna f (plural kunas)
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-kuna (infinitive kukuna)
Conjugation
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. |
Verb
kuna
- inflection of -wa na:
- ku class subject inflected present affirmative
- ku locative class subject inflected present affirmative
- (in a distant or indefinite location): there is/are
Related terms
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kūnà.
Pronunciation
Noun
kuna f
Declension
References
- “kuna” in Soblex
Veps
Etymology
Adverb
kuna
Derived terms
References
- Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “куда”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary][2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Warlpiri
Etymology
From Proto-Ngayarda *kuna , from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.
Noun
kuna
References
- Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
Yoruba
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
kùnà
- (transitive, intransitive) to miss (the way or mark), to go in the wrong direction
- Synonym: ṣìnà
- (intransitive) to fail (in one's attempt)
Derived terms
Related terms
- àìyege (“lack of success”)
Yukpa
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *tuna.
Noun
kuna
References
- Sergio Meira, Primeras observaciones sobre la lengua yukpa (2005) (as kuna)
- The Languages of the Andes (2004, Willem F. H. Adelaar, Pieter C. Muysken) (as kúna)
- English terms borrowed from Serbo-Croatian
- English terms derived from Serbo-Croatian
- Rhymes:English/uːnə
- Rhymes:English/uːnə/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- en:Historical currencies
- en:Croatia
- Baagandji terms inherited from Proto-Pama-Nyungan
- Baagandji terms derived from Proto-Pama-Nyungan
- Baagandji lemmas
- Baagandji nouns
- Chuukese lemmas
- Chuukese verbs
- chk:Vision
- Czech terms inherited from Old Czech
- Czech terms derived from Old Czech
- Czech terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Czech terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Czech lemmas
- Czech nouns
- Czech feminine nouns
- Czech hard feminine nouns
- cs:Currency
- cs:Mustelids
- Dieri terms inherited from Proto-Pama-Nyungan
- Dieri terms derived from Proto-Pama-Nyungan
- Dieri lemmas
- Dieri nouns
- Esperanto terms suffixed with -a
- Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Esperanto/una
- Esperanto lemmas
- Esperanto adjectives
- Estonian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Estonian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Estonian lemmas
- Estonian conjunctions
- Estonian terms with usage examples
- Estonian adverbs
- Estonian colloquialisms
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/unɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/unɑ/2 syllables
- Finnish terms derived from Serbo-Croatian
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish koira-type nominals
- Finnish non-lemma forms
- Finnish pronoun forms
- Finnish terms with archaic senses
- fi:Currencies
- French terms derived from Serbo-Croatian
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French terms spelled with K
- French masculine nouns
- French feminine nouns
- French nouns with multiple genders
- fr:Currencies
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hawaiian lemmas
- Hawaiian nouns
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Javanese
- Indonesian terms derived from Javanese
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian adjectives
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Serbo-Croatian
- Indonesian terms derived from Serbo-Croatian
- Indonesian nouns
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian terms spelled with K
- Italian feminine nouns
- Javanese non-lemma forms
- Javanese romanizations
- Kituba lemmas
- Kituba adverbs
- Kituba verbs
- Lingala lemmas
- Lingala adverbs
- Lower Sorbian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Lower Sorbian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Lower Sorbian terms with IPA pronunciation
- dsb:Mustelids
- Martuthunira terms inherited from Proto-Pama-Nyungan
- Martuthunira terms derived from Proto-Pama-Nyungan
- Martuthunira terms with IPA pronunciation
- Martuthunira lemmas
- Martuthunira nouns
- Masbatenyo lemmas
- Masbatenyo nouns
- Ngiyambaa terms inherited from Proto-Central New South Wales
- Ngiyambaa terms derived from Proto-Central New South Wales
- Ngiyambaa terms inherited from Proto-Pama-Nyungan
- Ngiyambaa terms derived from Proto-Pama-Nyungan
- Ngiyambaa lemmas
- Ngiyambaa nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from Serbo-Croatian
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Serbo-Croatian
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- nn:Currency
- Pitjantjatjara terms with IPA pronunciation
- Pitjantjatjara lemmas
- Pitjantjatjara nouns
- pjt:Feces
- Pitta-Pitta terms inherited from Proto-Pama-Nyungan
- Pitta-Pitta terms derived from Proto-Pama-Nyungan
- Pitta-Pitta lemmas
- Pitta-Pitta nouns
- Pitta-Pitta verbs
- Pitta-Pitta intransitive verbs
- Polish terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Polish terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Polish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Polish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Polish terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Polish terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish feminine nouns
- Polish terms with historical senses
- Kuyavian Polish
- Near Masovian Polish
- Polish terms borrowed from Serbo-Croatian
- Polish terms derived from Serbo-Croatian
- Polish clippings
- Polish interjections
- Polish minced oaths
- pl:Hides
- pl:Historical currencies
- pl:History of Croatia
- pl:Mustelids
- pl:Torture
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese nouns with irregular gender
- Portuguese terms spelled with K
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- Portuguese nouns with multiple genders
- Serbo-Croatian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian feminine nouns
- sh:Currency
- sh:Mustelids
- Slovak terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Slovak terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Slovak terms with IPA pronunciation
- Slovak lemmas
- Slovak nouns
- Slovak feminine nouns
- Slovak terms with declension žena
- sk:Currency
- sk:Mustelids
- Slovene terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Slovene terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Slovene 2-syllable words
- Slovene terms with IPA pronunciation
- Slovene lemmas
- Slovene nouns
- Slovene feminine nouns
- Slovene feminine a-stem nouns
- sl:Currency
- sl:Mustelids
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/una
- Rhymes:Spanish/una/2 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish terms spelled with K
- Spanish feminine nouns
- Swahili terms with audio pronunciation
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili verbs
- Swahili non-lemma forms
- Swahili verb forms
- Upper Sorbian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Upper Sorbian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Upper Sorbian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Upper Sorbian/una
- Rhymes:Upper Sorbian/una/2 syllables
- Upper Sorbian lemmas
- Upper Sorbian nouns
- Upper Sorbian feminine nouns
- hsb:Zoology
- Upper Sorbian feminine hard stem nouns
- hsb:Mustelids
- Veps lemmas
- Veps adverbs
- Veps interrogative adverbs
- Warlpiri terms inherited from Proto-Pama-Nyungan
- Warlpiri terms derived from Proto-Pama-Nyungan
- Warlpiri lemmas
- Warlpiri nouns
- Yoruba compound terms
- Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yoruba lemmas
- Yoruba verbs
- Yoruba transitive verbs
- Yoruba intransitive verbs
- Yukpa terms inherited from Proto-Cariban
- Yukpa terms derived from Proto-Cariban
- Yukpa lemmas
- Yukpa nouns