kunat
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
Compare Romanian cumnat, Aromanian cumnat, Dalmatian comnut. Ultimately from Latin cognātus; a direct borrowing is uncertain.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kunat m (plural kunetër, definite kunati, definite plural kunetërit)
Declension edit
Declension of kunat
indefinite | definite | |||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | kunat | kunetër | kunati | kunetërit |
accusative | kunatin | |||
dative | kunati | kunetërve | kunatit | kunetërvet |
ablative | kunetërish |
Coordinate terms edit
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *kuñat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-nat (“to stretch”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kunat (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈᜆ᜔)
- hardness to chew; loss of crispiness (of food)
- ductility; flexibility; pliability; resiliency
- (slang) stinginess
- Synonyms: damot, kakuriputan, karamutan
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kunat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018