kunat

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Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cognātus.[1] Compare Romanian cumnat, Aromanian cumnat, Dalmatian comnut.

Pronunciation

Noun

kunat m (plural kunetër, definite kunati, definite plural kunetërit)

  1. brother-in-law
    Coordinate term: kunatë

Declension

Declension of kunat
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative kunat kunetër kunati kunetërit
accusative kunatin
dative kunati kunetërve kunatit kunetërve
ablative kunetërish

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kunat”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 204

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kuñat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-nat (“to stretch”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kunat (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈᜆ᜔)

  1. chewiness; loss of crispiness (of food)
  2. ductility; flexibility; pliability; resiliency
    Synonyms: ganit, gatil
  3. (slang) stinginess
    Synonyms: damot, kakuriputan, karamutan

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “kunat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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