kena

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

kena (plural kenas)

  1. Alternative form of quena (“traditional flute of the Andes”)

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Malay kena (“to be struck, hit, affected by”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

kena (indeclinable)

(Manglish, Singlish)

  1. To experience, receive, suffer, get or be affected by (something negative).
    He kena fine $10.
  2. (auxiliary) Used before a verb to indicate the adversative passive voice.
    My job application kena rejected.

See also[edit]

  • tio (Singlish, not exclusively negative in connotation)

Anagrams[edit]

Estonian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

kena (genitive kena, partitive kena, comparative kenam, superlative kõige kenam)

  1. nice, kind
  2. pretty

Declension[edit]

Declension of kena (ÕS type 17i/pesa, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kena kenad
accusative nom.
gen. kena
genitive kenade
partitive kena keni
kenasid
illative kenna
kenasse 		kenadesse
kenisse
inessive kenas kenades
kenis
elative kenast kenadest
kenist
allative kenale kenadele
kenile
adessive kenal kenadel
kenil
ablative kenalt kenadelt
kenilt
translative kenaks kenadeks
keniks
terminative kenani kenadeni
essive kenana kenadena
abessive kenata kenadeta
comitative kenaga kenadega

Descendants[edit]

  • → Ingrian: kena

Garo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps vaguely related to Bengali ঘেন্না (ghenna).

Verb[edit]

kena

  1. to be afraid, to fear

Indonesian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Malay kena, from Old Malay knā, from Proto-Austronesian *keNa (“be ensnared, caught in a trap; suffer, undergo, be struck by something; be entrapped or deceived; hit the mark, be ‘on target’, correct, right, true”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kəˈna]
  • Hyphenation: kê‧na

Verb[edit]

kena (base)

  1. to hit
  2. to touch
  3. to strike
  4. to be exact, to be accurate, to be precise
    Synonyms: cocok, patut, tepat
  5. to be affected
  6. -able
    kena pajak ― taxable

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of kena (meng-, intransitive)
Root kena
Active Involuntary Passive Imperative Jussive
Active mengena terkena dikena kena kenalah
Locative mengenai terkenai dikenai kenai kenailah
Causative / Applicative1 mengenakan terkenakan dikenakan kenakan kenakanlah
Causative
Active memperkena terperkena diperkena perkena perkenalah
Locative memperkenai terperkenai diperkenai perkenai perkenailah
Causative / Applicative1 memperkenakan terperkenakan diperkenakan perkenakan perkenakanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Notes:
Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

kena

  1. (in compound) -able
    kena pajak ― taxable

Further reading[edit]

Ingrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Estonian kena (“pretty”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

kena

  1. beautiful, pretty
  2. skilled, skillful

Declension[edit]

Declension of kena (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative kena kenat
genitive kenan kennoin
partitive kennaa kenoja
illative kennaa kennoi
inessive kenas kenois
elative kenast kenoist
allative kenalle kenoille
adessive kenal kenoil
ablative kenalt kenoilt
translative kenaks kenoiks
essive kenanna, kennaan kenoinna, kennoin
exessive1) kenant kenoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 153

Javanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

kena

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦼꦤ

Kikuyu[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

kena (infinitive gũkena)

  1. to be glad[1][2]

Derived terms[edit]

(Nouns)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 362. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
  2. ^ “kena” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Anagrams[edit]

Malay[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • kene (slang, informal)

Etymology[edit]

From Old Malay knā, from Proto-Austronesian *keNa (“be ensnared, caught in a trap; suffer, undergo, be struck by something; be entrapped or deceived; hit the mark, be ‘on target’, correct, right, true”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

kena (Jawi spelling کنا)

  1. to incur, to bring upon oneself, to be touched adversely
  2. to contact, to experience, to exactly touch or hit off
  3. to touch, to strike, to hit, to affect
  4. to have to do, to need to do, to need
    Synonyms: perlu, harus
  5. to be exact, to be accurate, to be precise
    Synonyms: cocok, patut, tepat

Derived terms[edit]

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Marshallese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Gehenna, from ecclesiastical Latin gehenna, from Ancient Greek γέεννα (géenna), from Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם (ge'henom, “hell”, literally “valley of Hinnom”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [kɛːnʲɑ], (enunciated) [kɛ nʲɑ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /kɛjnʲæɰ/
  • Bender phonemes: {keynah}

Noun[edit]

kena

  1. Gehenna; hell

References[edit]

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Alternative forms

Pronoun[edit]

kena

  1. masculine/neuter instrumental singular of ka

Rwanda-Rundi[edit]

Verb[edit]

-kena (infinitive gukena, perfective -kennye)

  1. to be poor, be destitute
    Antonyms: -kira, -tunga

Derived terms[edit]

Sotho[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *-jíngɪda.

Verb[edit]

kena

  1. to enter
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