Kenya
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Kenya
English
Etymology
From Kamba kii nyaa (“ostrich mountain”) cognate of Kikuyu kĩrĩma (“mountain”) and Kikuyu nyaga (“ostrich”), from the name of Mount Kenya. See w:Kirinyaga County#Etymology.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛn.jə/, (dated) /ˈkiːn.jə/
- (Kenya) IPA(key):
Audio (Kenya): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛnjə, (dated) -iːnjə
- Hyphenation: Ke‧n‧ya
Proper noun
Kenya
- A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Kenya.
- 1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 262:
- The object of the builders was to push on to Uganda as quickly as possible; one result was that Kenya was "discovered" on the way.
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Translations
country in Eastern Africa
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See also
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: en:Countries in Africa) [edit]
Further reading
- Hinde, H.B. Vocabularies of the Kamba amd Kikuyu languages of East Afica
Kenya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Kenya on Wikiquote.Wikiquote 
Kenya on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage 
Category:Kenya on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central)
- IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) unknown
Audio (Valencia): (file) - Hyphenation: Ke‧nya
Proper noun
Kenya m or f
- Kenya (a country in East Africa)
Derived terms
Danish
Proper noun
Kenya
- Kenya (a country in East Africa)
Derived terms
Dinka
Etymology
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Proper noun
Kenya
- Kenya (a country in East Africa)
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kenya m
- Kenya (a country in East Africa)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kenya
- Kenya (a country in East Africa)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Kenya | — |
| accusative | Kenyát | — |
| dative | Kenyának | — |
| instrumental | Kenyával | — |
| causal-final | Kenyáért | — |
| translative | Kenyává | — |
| terminative | Kenyáig | — |
| essive-formal | Kenyaként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Kenyában | — |
| superessive | Kenyán | — |
| adessive | Kenyánál | — |
| illative | Kenyába | — |
| sublative | Kenyára | — |
| allative | Kenyához | — |
| elative | Kenyából | — |
| delative | Kenyáról | — |
| ablative | Kenyától | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Kenyáé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Kenyáéi | — |
| Possessive forms of Kenya | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Kenyám | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Kenyád | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Kenyája | — |
| 1st person plural | Kenyánk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Kenyátok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Kenyájuk | — |
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
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Proper noun
Kenya
- Kenya (a country in East Africa)
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
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Proper noun
Kenya
- Kenya (a country in East Africa)
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Portuguese
Proper noun
Kenya m
- Alternative spelling of Quénia: Kenya (a country in East Africa)
Swahili
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kenya
- Kenya (a country in East Africa)
- Synonym: Jamhuri ya Kenya
Derived terms
See also
- (countries of Africa) nchi za Afrika; Algeria or Aljeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Kamerun or Cameroon or Kameruni, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Chad or Chadi, Komori or Visiwa vya Ngazija, Cote d'Ivoire or Kodivaa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo or Kongo-Kinshasa, Jibuti or Djibouti, Misri or Umisri, Guinea ya Ikweta or Ginekweta, Eritrea, Ethiopia or Uhabeshi or Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea or Gine or Gini, Guinea Bisau or Guinea-Bisau or Ginebisau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska or Bukini, Malawi or Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Morisi, Mayotte, Moroko or Maroko, Msumbiji or Mozambik, Namibia, Niger or Nijeri, Nigeria or Nijeria or Naijeria, Jamhuri ya Kongo or Kongo-Brazzaville, Réunion, Rwanda or Ruanda, Mtakatifu Helena, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal or Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Afrika Kusini, Sudan Kusini, Sudan, Uswazi or Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Sahara ya Magharibi, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: sw:Countries in Africa) [edit]
Swedish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Kenya n (genitive Kenyas)
- Kenya (a country in East Africa)
Related terms
Further reading
- Kenya in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
- Svensk MeSH
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English Kenya or Spanish Kenia (“Kenya”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkenja/
- Rhymes: -enja
- Syllabification: Ken‧ya
Proper noun
Kenya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜌ)
- Kenya (a country in East Africa)
Turkish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Kenya
- Kenya (a country in East Africa)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Kenya |
| accusative | Kenya'yı |
| dative | Kenya'ya |
| locative | Kenya'da |
| ablative | Kenya'dan |
| genitive | Kenya'nın |
possessive of Kenya
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Kenya'm | Kenyalarım / Kenya'larım |
| senin (your) | Kenya'n | Kenyaların / Kenya'ların |
| onun (his/her/its) | Kenya'sı | Kenyaları / Kenya'ları |
| bizim (our) | Kenya'mız | Kenyalarımız / Kenya'larımız |
| sizin (your) | Kenya'nız | Kenyalarınız / Kenya'larınız |
| onların (their) | Kenya'sı / Kenyaları / Kenya'ları | Kenyaları / Kenya'ları |
See also
- (countries of Africa) Afrika ülkesi; Angola, Batı Sahra, Benin, Botsvana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cezayir, Cibuti, Çad, Ekvator Ginesi, Eritre, Esvatini, Etiyopiya, Fas, Fildişi Sahili, Gabon, Gambiya, Gana, Gine, Gine-Bissau, Güney Afrika, Güney Sudan, Kamerun, Kenya, Komorlar, Kongo Cumhuriyeti, Kongo Demokratik Cumhuriyeti, Lesotho, Liberya, Libya, Madagaskar, Malavi, Mali, Mauritius, Mısır, Moritanya, Mozambik, Namibya, Nijer, Nijeria, Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti, Ruanda, São Tomé ve Príncipe, Senegal, Seyşeller, Sierra Leone, Somali, Sudan, Tanzanya, Togo, Tunus, Uganda, Yeşil Burun, Zambiya, Zimbabve (Category: tr:Countries in Africa) [edit]