kuna

See also Kuna, -kuna, küna, kuña, and guna

English

Wikipedia

Noun

kuna (plural kunas)

1. The currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa

Translations

currency of Croatia

Arabic: كونا (ar) (kuuna) f. Belarusian: куна (be) (kúna) f. Bulgarian: куна (bg) (kúna) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 庫納 (zh), 库纳 (zh) (kùnà) Czech: kuna (cs) f. German: Kuna (de) f. Greek: κούνα (el) (koúna) Hebrew: קונה (he) Japanese: クーナ (ja) (kūna) Korean: 쿠나 (ko) (kuna)

Macedonian: куна (mk) (kúna) f. Persian: کونا (fa) (kunâ) Polish: kuna (pl) f. Russian: куна (ru) (kúna) f. Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: куна (sh) f. Roman: kuna (sh) f. Slovak: kuna (sk) f. Slovene: kuna (sl) f. Turkish: kunası (tr) Ukrainian: куна (uk) (kúna)

Anagrams

• NKAU

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Noun

kuna f.

1. marten
2. kuna (currency of Croatia)

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Darling

Alternative forms

• guna

Etymology

From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

Noun

kuna

1. excrement, faeces, shit

References

• Alpher, Barry. 2004. "Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma." Claire Bowern, Harold Koch (eds.) Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company.

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Dieri

Etymology

From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

Noun

kuna

1. excrement, faeces, shit

References

• Alpher, Barry. 2004. "Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma." Claire Bowern, Harold Koch (eds.) Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company.

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧na
• IPA: /ˈkunɑ/

Etymology 1

inflected form of kuka

Pronoun

kuna

1. (interrogative, archaic) Essive singular form of kuka.
2. (indefinite, archaic) Essive singular form of kuka.

Etymology 2

Noun

kuna

1. kuna (currency of Croatia)

Declension

Declension of kuna (type koira) singular plural nominative kuna kunat genitive kunan kunien kunain1 partitive kunaa kunia accusative kuna kunan kunat inessive kunassa kunissa elative kunasta kunista illative kunaan kuniin adessive kunalla kunilla ablative kunalta kunilta allative kunalle kunille essive kunana kunina translative kunaksi kuniksi instructive – kunin abessive kunatta kunitta comitative – kunineen 1) Rare.

Anagrams

• akun, naku

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French

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian kuna

Noun

kuna m. and f. (plural kunas)

1. kuna (currency of Croatia)

Usage notes

• Used as a masculine and a feminine noun interchangably

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Hawaiian

Etymology

Originally tuna.

Noun

kuna

1. eel

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Lingala

Adverb

kuna

1. there

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Noun

kuna f.

1. marten

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Martuthunira

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kuna/

Etymology

From Proto-Ngayarda *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

Noun

kuna

1. dung, poo, excrement, shit

References

• Alpher, Barry. 2004. "Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma." Claire Bowern, Harold Koch (eds.) Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company.
• Dench, Alan Charles. 1995. Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. Series C-125.

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Pitjantjatjara

Noun

kuna

1. excrement
2. dung

Derived terms

• kunaṉi
• kuna aḻa
• kuna ngingkirmananyi fart
• kuna pati constipated

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Pitta-Pitta

Etymology

From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

Noun

kuna

1. dung, poo, excrement, shit

Verb

kuna

1. (intransitive) To defecate.

Derived terms

• kunakirra

References

• Alpher, Barry. 2004. "Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma." Claire Bowern, Harold Koch (eds.) Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company.

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Polish

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkuna/

Noun

kuna f.

1. marten
2. kuna (currency of Croatia)

Declension

    declension of kuna

	singular	plural
nominative	kuna	kuny
genitive	kuny	kun
dative	kunie	kunom
accusative	kunę	kuny
instrumental	kuną	kunami
locative	kunie	kunach
vocative	kuno	kuny

Derived terms

• kuni

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kǔːna/
• Hyphenation: ku‧na

Noun

kúna f. (Cyrillic spelling ку́на)

1. marten
2. kuna (currency of Croatia)

Declension

    declension of kuna

	singular	plural
nominative	kuna	kune
genitive	kune	kuna
dative	kuni	kunama
accusative	kunu	kune
vocative	kuno	kune
locative	kuni	kunama
instrumental	kunom	kunama

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Noun

kuna f.

1. marten
2. kuna (currency of Croatia)

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Noun

kuna f.

1. marten
2. kuna (currency of Croatia)

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Swahili

Verb

kuna

1. to scrape, to scratch
2. to grate, to shred

Conjugation

    affirmative conjugation of kuna

infinitive		kukuna
		singular person
		1st person mimi	2nd person wewe	3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m)	Class 3 (m)	Class 5 (ji)	Class 7 (ki)	Class 9 (n)	Class 11/14 (u)
indicative	general	nakuna	wakuna	akuna	wakuna	lakuna	chakuna	yakuna	wakuna
	progressive	ninakuna	unakuna	anakuna	unakuna	linakuna	kinakuna	inakuna	unakuna
	habitual	hukuna
	past	nilikuna	ulikuna	alikuna	ulikuna	lilikuna	kilikuna	ilikuna	ulikuna
	perfect	nimekuna	umekuna	amekuna	umekuna	limekuna	kimekuna	imekuna	umekuna
	future	nitakuna	utakuna	atakuna	utakuna	litakuna	kitakuna	itakuna	utakuna
	consecutive	nikakuna	ukakuna	akakuna	ukakuna	likakuna	kikakuna	ikakuna	ukakuna
conditional	present	ningekuna	ungekuna	angekuna	ungekuna	lingekuna	kingekuna	ingekuna	ungekuna
	past	ningalikuna	ungalikuna	angalikuna	ungalikuna	lingalikuna	kingalikuna	ingalikuna	ungalikuna
subjunctive	general	nikune	ukune	akune	ukune	likune	kikune	ikune	ukune
	consecutive	nikakune	ukakune	akakune	ukakune	likakune	kikakune	ikakune	ukakune
comitative		nikikuna	ukikuna	akikuna	ukikuna	likikuna	kikikuna	ikikuna	ukikuna
imperative			kuna! __kune!‡
		plural person
		1st person sisi	2nd person ninyi	3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa)	Class 4 (mi)	Class 6 (ma)	Class 8 (vi)	Class 10 (n)	Class 10 (n)†
indicative	general	twakuna	mwakuna	wakuna	yakuna	yakuna	vyakuna	zakuna	zakuna
	progressive	tunakuna	mnakuna	wanakuna	inakuna	yanakuna	vinakuna	zinakuna	zinakuna
	habitual	hukuna
	past	tulikuna	mlikuna	walikuna	ilikuna	yalikuna	vilikuna	zilikuna	zilikuna
	perfect	tumekuna	mmekuna	wamekuna	imekuna	yamekuna	vimekuna	zimekuna	zimekuna
	future	tutakuna	mtakuna	watakuna	itakuna	yatakuna	vitakuna	zitakuna	zitakuna
	consecutive	tukakuna	mkakuna	wakakuna	ikakuna	yakakuna	vikakuna	zikakuna	zikakuna
conditional	present	tungekuna	mngekuna	wangekuna	ingekuna	yangekuna	vingekuna	zingekuna	zingekuna
	past	tungalikuna	mngalikuna	wangalikuna	ingalikuna	yangalikuna	vingalikuna	zingalikuna	zingalikuna
subjunctive	general	tukune	mkune	wakune	ikune	yakune	vikune	zikune	zikune
	consecutive	tukakune	mkakune	wakakune	ikakune	yakakune	vikakune	zikakune	zikakune
comitative		tukikuna	mkikuna	wakikuna	ikikuna	yakikuna	vikikuna	zikikuna	zikikuna
imperative		tukune	kuneni! __kuneni!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form

    negative conjugation of kuna

infinitive		kutokuna or kutokukuna
		singular person
		1st person mimi	2nd person wewe	3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m)	Class 3 (m)	Class 5 (ji)	Class 7 (ki)	Class 9 (n)	Class 11/14 (u)
indicative	general	sikuni	hukuni	hakuni	haukuni	halikuni	hakikuni	haikuni	haukuni
	progressive	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form
	habitual	Use General Form
	past	sikukuna	hukukuna	hakukuna	haukukuna	halikukuna	hakikukuna	haikukuna	haukukuna
	perfect	sijakuna	hujakuna	hajakuna	haujakuna	halijakuna	hakijakuna	haijakuna	haujakuna
	future	sitakuna	hutakuna	hatakuna	hautakuna	halitakuna	hakitakuna	haitakuna	hautakuna
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
conditional	present	nisingekuna	usingekuna	asingekuna	usingekuna	lisingekuna	kisingekuna	isingekuna	usingekuna
	past	nisingalikuna	usingalikuna	asingalikuna	usingalikuna	lisingalikuna	kisingalikuna	isingalikuna	usingalikuna
subjunctive	general	nisikune	usikune	asikune	usikune	lisikune	kisikune	isikune	usikune
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
comitative		nisipokuna	usipokuna	asipokuna	usipokuna	lisipokuna	kisipokuna	isipokuna	usipokuna
imperative			usikune!‡
		plural person
		1st person sisi	2nd person ninyi	3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa)	Class 4 (mi)	Class 6 (ma)	Class 8 (vi)	Class 10 (n)	Class 10 (n)†
indicative	general	hatukuni	hamkuni	hawakuni	haikuni	hayakuni	havikuni	hazikuni	hazikuni
	progressive	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form
	habitual	Use General Form
	past	hatukukuna	hamkukuna	hawakukuna	haikukuna	hayakukuna	havikukuna	hazikukuna	hazikukuna
	perfect	hatujakuna	hamjakuna	hawajakuna	haijakuna	hayajakuna	havijakuna	hazijakuna	hazijakuna
	future	hatutakuna	hamtakuna	hawatakuna	haitakuna	hayatakuna	havitakuna	hazitakuna	hazitakuna
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
conditional	present	tusingekuna	msingekuna	wasingekuna	isingekuna	yasingekuna	visingekuna	zisingekuna	zisingekuna
	past	tusingalikuna	msingalikuna	wasingalikuna	isingalikuna	yasingalikuna	visingalikuna	zisingalikuna	zisingalikuna
subjunctive	general	tusikune	msikune	wasikune	isikune	yasikune	visikune	zisikune	zisikune
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
comitative		tusipokuna	msipokuna	wasipokuna	isipokuna	yasipokuna	visipokuna	zisipokuna	zisipokuna
imperative		tusikune	msikune!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form

Verb form

kuna

Locative (class 17) of kuwa na

1. there is/are (in an distant/far location):

Related terms

• hakuna
• mna
• pana

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Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Noun

kuna f.

1. marten

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Wangaaybuwan-Ngiyambaa

Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *gunang, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

Noun

kuna

1. excrement, faeces, shit

References

• Alpher, Barry. 2004. "Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma." Claire Bowern, Harold Koch (eds.) Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company.

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Warlpiri

Etymology

From Proto-Ngayarda *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

Noun

kuna

1. excrement, dung

References

• Alpher, Barry. 2004. "Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma." Claire Bowern, Harold Koch (eds.) Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company.