handa

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See also: Handa, hända, hånda, and hañdá

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hanˈdaʔ/,
  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ʔanˈdaʔ/, (h-dropping)
  • Hyphenation: han‧da

Adjective

handâ (plural haranda, Basahan spelling ᜑᜈ᜔ᜇ)

  1. prepared
    Synonyms: andam, preparado, puwesto

Verb

handâ (Basahan spelling ᜑᜈ᜔ᜇ)

  1. to prepare
    Synonyms: andam, preparar, puwesto

Derived terms

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *handuz.

Pronunciation

Krause & Slocum argue that the h was silent.

Noun

handa

  1. hand

References

  1. ^ https://lrc.la.utexas.edu/eieol/gotol/100#grammar_718

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhandaʔ/,
  • Hyphenation: han‧da

Adjective

handà

  1. ready; prepared
    Synonym: mahinandaon

Verb

handà

  1. to make ready
    Synonyms: aman, paaman

Derived terms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Preposition

handa

  1. (with dative) for
    Hann keypti hálsfestina handa Ástu.
    He bought the necklace for Ásta.

Synonyms

Noun

handa

  1. indefinite genitive plural of hönd

Japanese

Romanization

handa

  1. Rōmaji transcription of はんだ

Kikuyu

Etymology

Hinde (1904) records kuhanda as an equivalent of English plant (v.) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kubanda and Swahili kupanda as its equivalents.

Pronunciation

Verb

handa (infinitive kũhanda)

  1. to sow, to plant

Derived terms

(Nouns)

(Proverbs)

References

  1. ^ Hinde, Hildegarde (1904). Vocabularies of the Kamba and Kikuyu languages of East Africa, pp. 46–7. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 361. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
  • “handa” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

handa f

  1. definite singular of hand

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

handa f

  1. definite singular of hand

Old English

Noun

handa f

  1. inflection of hand:
    1. genitive/dative singular
    2. nominative/accusative/genitive plural

Shona

Noun

handa class 9 (plural handa class 10)

  1. (Manyika) puppy
    Synonyms: (Zezuru) imbwanana, (Karanga) mbwanana

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *haNdaʔ (“ready; to prepare for”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hanˈdaʔ/,
  • Hyphenation: han‧da

Adjective

handâ (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜈ᜔ᜇ)

  1. ready; prepared
    Synonyms: preparado, nakahanda, (colloquial) geym
  2. watchful; on the alert
    Synonyms: alisto, alerto, nakaalisto

Noun

handâ (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜈ᜔ᜇ)

  1. preparation; act of preparing
    Synonyms: preparasyon, paghahanda
  2. things to be prepared (for a trip, etc.)
  3. alertness; watchfulness
    Synonyms: kaalistuhan, pagkaalisto, alisto
  4. readiness for help
    Synonyms: pagkalaan, kalaanan
  5. food served during a party, feast, banquet, etc.
    Synonym: hain

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “handa” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “handa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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