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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kúna/ку́на.
Pronunciation
Noun
kuna (plural kunas)
- The former (until 2023) currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa.
Translations
Anagrams
Baagandji
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.
Noun
kuna
- excrement, faeces, shit
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)
- marten
- kuna (former currency of Croatia)
Declension
Declension of kuna (hard feminine)
Derived terms
Further reading
- kuna in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- kuna in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- kuna in Internetová jazyková příručka
Dieri
Etymology
From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.
Noun
kuna
- excrement, faeces, shit
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
From kun + -a.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kuna (accusative singular kunan, plural kunaj, accusative plural kunajn)
- joint; combined
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
Pronoun
kuna
- (interrogative, archaic) essive singular of kuka
- (indefinite, archaic) essive singular of kuka
Etymology 2
From Serbo-Croatian kuna.
Noun
kuna
- kuna (former currency of Croatia)
Declension
Further reading
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
Etymology
From Javanese kuna (ꦏꦸꦤ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuna/
- Hyphenation: ku‧na
Adjective
kuna
- Alternative spelling of kuno (“ancient”)
Italian
Noun
kuna f (plural kune)
- kuna (former currency of Croatia)
Kituba
Adverb
kuna
- there
Verb
kuna
- to plant
- to sow
Lingala
Adverb
kuna
- there
References
- “kuna” in Ekolongonelo ya Lingala: an introductory course, page 25
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kuna.
Pronunciation
Noun
kuna f animal
- marten
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
- dung, poo, excrement, shit
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
- crib; cradle
Ngiyambaa
Etymology
From Proto-Central New South Wales *gunaŋ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.
Noun
kuna
- excrement, faeces, shit
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)
- (numismatics) kuna
References
- “kuna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Pitjantjatjara
Pronunciation
Noun
kuna
- excrement, dung
- bowels
Derived terms
Pitta-Pitta
Etymology
From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.
Noun
kuna
- dung, poo, excrement, shit
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
- IPA(key): /ˈku.na/
- Rhymes: -una
- Syllabification: ku‧na
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuna.
Noun
kuna f
- marten (any mustelid of the genus Martes)
- leather marten skin
- (historical) jougs (chained iron collar)
- Synonym: kunica
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kuna, from Proto-Slavic *kuna.
Noun
kuna f
- (historical) kuna (former currency of Croatia)
Declension
Further reading
- kuna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kuna in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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
- IPA(key): /kǔːna/
- Hyphenation: ku‧na
Noun
kúna f (Cyrillic spelling ку́на)
- marten
- kuna (former currency of Croatia, until 2023)
Declension
Further reading
- “kuna” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuna.
Pronunciation
Noun
kuna f (genitive singular kuny, nominative plural kuny, genitive plural kún, declension pattern of žena)
- marten
- kuna (former currency of Croatia)
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, 2024
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kuna.
Pronunciation
Noun
kúna f
- marten
- kuna (former currency of Croatia)
Inflection
Further reading
- “kuna”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuna/
- Rhymes: -una
- Syllabification: ku‧na
Noun
kuna f (plural kunas)
- kuna
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-kuna (infinitive kukuna)
- to scrape, scratch
- to grate, shred
Conjugation
Conjugation of -kuna
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Positive present
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-nakuna
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Subjunctive
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-kune
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Negative
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-kuni
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Imperative singular
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kuna
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hukuna
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likuna
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukuna
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakuna)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninakuna/nakuna
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tunakuna
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2nd person
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unakuna
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mnakuna
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakuna
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wanakuna
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakuna
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -kuni)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sikuni
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hatukuni
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2nd person
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hukuni
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hamkuni
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakuni
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hawakuni
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -kuni
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takuna
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takuna
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kune)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nikune
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tukune
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2nd person
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ukune
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mkune
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akune
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wakune
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -kune
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikune
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekuna
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekuna
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikuna
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikuna
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekuna
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakuna
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakuna
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikuna
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokuna
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Consecutive
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kakuna / positive subject concord + -kakuna
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakune
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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.
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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
From Proto-Slavic *kuna.
Pronunciation
Noun
kuna f
- marten
Declension
Further reading
- kuna in Hornjoserbsko-němski Słownik
Veps
Etymology
Akin to Karelian kunne.
Adverb
kuna
- to where, whither (interrogative)
Derived terms
References
- Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “куда”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Warlpiri
Etymology
From Proto-Ngayarda *kuna , from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.
Noun
kuna
- excrement, dung
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
From kù + ọ̀nà (“path”).
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
- ìkùnà (“failure, the act of missing”)
- akùnà (“a failure”)
Related terms
Yukpa
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *tuna.
Noun
kuna
- water
References