うな

Hachijō

Etymology

Cognate with Japanese 己 (ono, unu, second person pronoun).

Pronoun

うな (una) 

1. you (only used to subordinates or being rude)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
項

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟na̠]

Prefix

うな • (una-) ^{←うな (una-)?}

1. of the neck or nape

Derived terms

• うなずく (unazuku)
• 項垂(うなだ)れる (unadareru)

Etymology 2

Alternative form of 己 (ono, unu, second person pronoun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟na̠]

Pronoun

うな • (una) 

1. (dialect) a second person pronoun:
   1. (Tōhoku, Tochigi, Niigata, Nagano, Mie, Kyūshū) you (only used to subordinates or being rude)

      Synonym: お前 (omae, standard)

   2. (Kōzushima) you (formal)

      Synonym: あなた (anata, standard)

See also

• 己 (onore, ono, unu)