kunat

Albanian

Etymology

Compare Romanian cumnat, Aromanian cumnat, Dalmatian comnut. Ultimately from Latin cognātus; a direct borrowing is uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈnat/

Noun

kunat m (plural kunetër, definite kunati, definite plural kunetërit)

1. brother-in-law

Declension

Declension of kunat

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kunat	kunati	kunetër	kunetërit
accusative		kunatin
dative	kunati	kunatit	kunetërve	kunetërve
ablative			kunetërish

Coordinate terms

• kunatë

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• conat — obsolete

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kuñat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-nat (“to stretch”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧nat
• IPA^(key): /ˈkunat/, [ˈkuː.n̪ɐt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -unat

Noun

kunat

1. ductility; flexibility
2. (slang) stinginess

   Synonym: damot

Derived terms

Derived terms

• kumunat
• makunat

Further reading

• “kunat” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021