kunya

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See also: kunþa

English

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Etymology

From Arabic كُنْيَة (kunya).

Noun

kunya (plural kunyas)

  1. An epithet in Arabic names, typically deriving from the name of the bearer's first-born son.

Hypernyms

Hausa

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

kunyā̀ f (possessed form kunyàr̃)

  1. shame, embarrassment
  2. modesty

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

kunyā f (plural kunyōyī, possessed form kunyar̃)

  1. (agriculture) row (between ridges)

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

Verb

kunya (infinitive gũkunya)

  1. to pinch[1]

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 362. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

kunya (verbal noun of the ku class)

  1. infinitive of -nya
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