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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *lakna.
Adjective
laana
- brown
- yellow
- gold
- pink
- beige
Fula
Noun
laana ka (plural laanaaji ɗi)
- (Pular, Pulaar, Western Niger Fulfulde) boat, ship, vessel
- laana cuurki ― steamboat
- laana ndiwoowa ― plane
- jom laana ― sailor
References
- Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
- M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
- Richard Smith, Urs Niggli, Dictionnaire fulfulde - anglais - français, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2016.
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic لَعْنَة (laʕna).
Pronunciation
Noun
laana (n class, plural laana)
- a condemnation or criticism
- a curse (supernatural detriment)
- -laani (“to condemn, to curse”)