Wiktionary

kuna

See also: Kuna, kúna, kùna, kuña, -kuna, kūnā, kuną, and kūną

EnglishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kúna/ку́на.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

kuna (plural kunas)

  1. The former (until 2023) currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa.

TranslationsEdit

AnagramsEdit

BaagandjiEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

NounEdit

kuna

  1. excrement, faeces, shit

ReferencesEdit

  • 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)

ChuukeseEdit

VerbEdit

kuna

  1. to see

CzechEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Old Czech kuna, from Proto-Slavic *kuna.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

kuna f

  1. marten
  2. kuna (former currency of Croatia)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of kuna
singular plural
nominative kuna kuny
genitive kuny kun
dative kuně kunám
accusative kunu kuny
vocative kuno kuny
locative kuně kunách
instrumental kunou kunami

Derived termsEdit

adjectives

Further readingEdit

  • kuna in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kuna in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

DieriEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

NounEdit

kuna

  1. excrement, faeces, shit

ReferencesEdit

  • 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)

EsperantoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From kun +‎ -a.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkuna]
  • Rhymes: -una
  • Hyphenation: kun‧a

AdjectiveEdit

kuna (accusative singular kunan, plural kunaj, accusative plural kunajn)

  1. joint; combined

EstonianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Originally essive singular form of Proto-Finnic *ku.

ConjunctionEdit

kuna

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

SynonymsEdit

AdverbEdit

kuna

  1. (interrogative, colloquial) when
    Kuna me rahad siis saame?
    When will we get our money then?

SynonymsEdit

FinnishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkunɑ/, [ˈkunɑ]
  • Rhymes: -unɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧na

Etymology 1Edit

PronounEdit

kuna

  1. (interrogative, archaic) essive singular of kuka
  2. (indefinite, archaic) essive singular of kuka

Etymology 2Edit

From Serbo-Croatian kuna.

NounEdit

kuna

  1. kuna (former currency of Croatia)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of kuna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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
kunainrare
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
instructive — kunin
abessive kunatta kunitta
comitative — kunineen
Possessive forms of kuna (type koira)
possessor singular plural
1st person kunani kunamme
2nd person kunasi kunanne
3rd person kunansa

AnagramsEdit

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Serbo-Croatian kuna.

NounEdit

kuna m or f (plural kunas)

  1. kuna (former currency of Croatia)

Usage notesEdit

  • Used as a masculine and a feminine noun interchangably

HawaiianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Polynesian *tuna, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuna, from Proto-Austronesian *tuNa.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.na/, [ˈkunə]

NounEdit

kuna

  1. A variety of freshwater eel.

ReferencesEdit

  • “kuna” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986

IndonesianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Javanese kuna (ꦏꦸꦤ).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuna/
  • Hyphenation: ku‧na

AdjectiveEdit

kuna

  1. Alternative spelling of kuno (“ancient”)

ItalianEdit

NounEdit

kuna f (plural kune)

  1. kuna (former currency of Croatia)

LingalaEdit

AdverbEdit

kuna

  1. there

ReferencesEdit

  • “kuna” in Ekolongonelo ya Lingala: an introductory course, page 25

Lower SorbianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

kuna f

  1. marten

DeclensionEdit

Declension of kuna
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kuna kunje kuny
Genitive kuny kunowu kunow
Dative kunje kunoma kunam
Accusative kunu kunje kuny
Instrumental kunu kunoma kunami
Locative kunje kunoma kunach

Further readingEdit

  • 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

MartuthuniraEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Ngayarda *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

kuna

  1. dung, poo, excrement, shit

ReferencesEdit

  • 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.

MasbatenyoEdit

NounEdit

kuna

  1. crib; cradle

NgiyambaaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Central New South Wales *gunaŋ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

NounEdit

kuna

  1. excrement, faeces, shit

ReferencesEdit

  • 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 NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Serbo-Croatian kúna, ку́на (“marten”).

NounEdit

kuna m (definite singular kunaen, indefinite plural kunaar or kunaer, definite plural kunaane or kunaene)

  1. (numismatics) kuna

ReferencesEdit

PitjantjatjaraEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

kuna

  1. excrement, dung
  2. bowels

Derived termsEdit

Pitta-PittaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

NounEdit

kuna

  1. dung, poo, excrement, shit

VerbEdit

kuna

  1. (intransitive) to defecate

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • 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)

PolishEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.na/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -una
  • Syllabification: ku‧na

Etymology 1Edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuna.

NounEdit

kuna f

  1. marten (any mustelid of the genus Martes)
  2. leather marten skin
  3. (historical) jougs (chained iron collar)
    Synonym: kunica
Derived termsEdit
adjective
nouns

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kuna, from Proto-Slavic *kuna.

NounEdit

kuna f

  1. (historical) kuna (former currency of Croatia)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of kuna
singular plural
nominative kuna kuny
genitive kuny kun
dative kunie kunom
accusative kunę kuny
instrumental kuną kunami
locative kunie kunach
vocative kuno kuny

Further readingEdit

  • kuna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kuna in Polish dictionaries at PWN

PortugueseEdit

NounEdit

kuna m or f (plural kunas)

  1. kuna (former currency of Croatia)

Serbo-CroatianEdit

 
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Alternative formsEdit

  • kn (abbreviation, currency)

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /kǔːna/
  • Hyphenation: ku‧na

NounEdit

kúna f (Cyrillic spelling ку́на)

  1. marten
  2. kuna (former currency of Croatia, until 2023)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of kuna
singular plural
nominative kuna kune
genitive kune kuna
dative kuni kunama
accusative kunu kune
vocative kuno kune
locative kuni kunama
instrumental kunom kunama

Further readingEdit

  • “kuna” in Hrvatski jezični portal

SlovakEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuna.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

kuna f (genitive singular kuny, nominative plural kuny, genitive plural kún, declension pattern of žena)

  1. marten
  2. kuna (former currency of Croatia)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of kuna
singular plural
nominative kuna kuny
genitive kuny kún
dative kune kunám
accusative kunu kuny
locative kune kunách
instrumental kunou kunami

Derived termsEdit

adjective

Further readingEdit

  • kuna in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

SloveneEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

kúna f

  1. marten
  2. kuna (former currency of Croatia)

InflectionEdit

Feminine, a-stem
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 readingEdit

  • “kuna”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuna/ [ˈku.na]
  • Rhymes: -una
  • Syllabification: ku‧na

NounEdit

kuna f (plural kunas)

  1. kuna

SwahiliEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

-kuna (infinitive kukuna)

  1. to scrape, scratch
  2. to grate, shred

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of -kuna
Positive present -nakuna
Subjunctive -kune
Negative -kuni
Imperative singular kuna
Infinitives
Positive kukuna
Negative kutokuna
Imperatives
Singular kuna
Plural kuneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukuna
Positive past positive subject concord + -likuna
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukuna
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakuna)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakuna/nakuna tunakuna
2nd person unakuna mnakuna
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakuna wanakuna
other classes positive subject concord + -nakuna
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kuni)
Singular Plural
1st person sikuni hatukuni
2nd person hukuni hamkuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakuni hawakuni
other classes negative subject concord + -kuni
Positive future positive subject concord + -takuna
Negative future negative subject concord + -takuna
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kune)
Singular Plural
1st person nikune tukune
2nd person ukune mkune
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akune wakune
other classes positive subject concord + -kune
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikune
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekuna
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekuna
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikuna
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikuna
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akuna)
Singular Plural
1st person nakuna twakuna
2nd person wakuna mwakuna
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akuna wakuna
m-mi(III/IV) wakuna yakuna
ji-ma(V/VI) lakuna yakuna
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakuna vyakuna
n(IX/X) yakuna zakuna
u(XI) wakuna see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakuna
pa(XVI) pakuna
mu(XVIII) mwakuna
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekuna
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakuna
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakuna
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikuna
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokuna
Consecutive kakuna / positive subject concord + -kakuna
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakune
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikuna -tukuna
2nd person -kukuna -wakuna/-kukuneni/-wakuneni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkuna -wakuna
m-mi(III/IV) -ukuna -ikuna
ji-ma(V/VI) -likuna -yakuna
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikuna -vikuna
n(IX/X) -ikuna -zikuna
u(XI) -ukuna see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukuna
pa(XVI) -pakuna
mu(XVIII) -mukuna
Reflexive -jikuna
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kuna- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kunaye -kunao
m-mi(III/IV) -kunao -kunayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kunalo -kunayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kunacho -kunavyo
n(IX/X) -kunayo -kunazo
u(XI) -kunao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunako
pa(XVI) -kunapo
mu(XVIII) -kunamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kuna)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekuna -okuna
m-mi(III/IV) -okuna -yokuna
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokuna -yokuna
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokuna -vyokuna
n(IX/X) -yokuna -zokuna
u(XI) -okuna see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokuna
pa(XVI) -pokuna
mu(XVIII) -mokuna
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

VerbEdit

kuna

  1. inflection of -wa na:
    1. ku class subject inflected present affirmative
    2. ku locative class subject inflected present affirmative
      1. (in a distant or indefinite location): there is/are

Related termsEdit

Upper SorbianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

NounEdit

kuna f

  1. marten

DeclensionEdit

Declension of kuna
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kuna kunje kuny
Genitive kuny kunow kunow
Dative kunje kunomaj kunam
Accusative kunu kunje kuny
Instrumental kunu kunomaj kunami
Locative kunje kunomaj kunach
Vocative kuna kunje kuny

Further readingEdit

  • kuna in Hornjoserbsko-němski Słownik

VepsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Akin to Karelian kunne.

AdverbEdit

kuna

  1. to where, whither (interrogative)

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “куда”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

WarlpiriEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Ngayarda *kuna , from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

NounEdit

kuna

  1. excrement, dung

ReferencesEdit

  • 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)

YorubaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From kù +‎ ọ̀nà (“path”).

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

kùnà

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to miss (the way or mark), to go in the wrong direction
    Synonym: ṣìnà
  2. (intransitive) to fail (in one's attempt)

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

YukpaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Cariban *tuna.

NounEdit

kuna

  1. water

ReferencesEdit

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