Guyana

English

Alternative forms

• Gayana, Goyana, Guayana, Guiana

Etymology

From an indigenous native American language, probably Cariban or Lokono, said to be a word referring to the land's waters.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ɡaɪˈɑː.nə/, /ɡaɪˈæn.ə/

  • Audio (UK):

    (file)

  • Audio (US):

    (file)

  • Audio (US):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑːnə

Proper noun

Guyana

2. A country in South America. Official name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Capital and largest city: Georgetown.

Synonyms

• British Guiana (historical)

Derived terms

• British Guyana
• Dutch Guyana
• English Guyana
• French Guyana
• guyanaite
• Guyana spotted roach
• Guyanese
• Portuguese Guyana
• Spanish Guyana

Translations

country

• Afrikaans: Guyana
• Albanian: Guaiána f
• Amharic: ጋያና (gayana)
• Arabic: غْوِيَانَا f (ḡwiyānā), غُويَانَا f (ḡuyānā), غَيانا f (ḡayānā), غِيَانَة f (ḡiyānā)
• Armenian: Գայանա (hy) (Gayana)
• Asturian: Guyana (ast)
• Azerbaijani: Qayana (az)
• Belarusian: Гая́на f (Hajána)
• Bengali: গায়ানা (bn) (gaẏana)
• Breton: Guyana f, Gwiana f
• Bulgarian: Гая́на f (Gajána)
• Burmese: ဂိုင်ယာနာ (guing-yana)
• Catalan: Guyana (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 圭亞那 / 圭亚那 (zh) (Guīyànà) (Mainland China), 蓋亞那 / 盖亚那 (zh) (Gàiyǎnà) (Taiwan)

• Circassian:

  West Circassian: Гайанэ (Ɣajanɛ)

• Corsican: Guyana f, Guiana f
• Czech: Guyana (cs) f
• Danish: Guyana (da) n
• Dutch: Guyana (nl) n
• Esperanto: Gujano (eo), Gvajano
• Estonian: Guyana (et)
• Finnish: Guyana (fi)
• French: Guyana (fr) m
• Frisian:

  West Frisian: Guyana (fy) n, Gujana n

• Galician: Güiana (gl) f
• Georgian: გაიანა (gaiana)
• German: Guyana (de) n
• Greek: Γουιάνα (el) f (Gouiána)
• Gujarati: ગિયાના (giyānā)
• Haitian Creole: Giyana
• Hebrew: גיאנה f (gayana)
• Hindi: गुयाना (hi) m (guyānā), गयाना (hi) m (gayānā)
• Hungarian: Guyana (hu)
• Icelandic: Gvæjana (is)
• Indonesian: Guyana (id)
• Interlingua: Guyana
• Irish: An Ghuáin f
• Italian: Guyana (it) f, Guiana (it) f
• Japanese: ガイアナ (ja) (Gaiana)
• Kalenjin: Guyana
• Kamba: Guyana
• Kannada: ಗಯಾನ (kn) (gayāna)
• Kazakh: Гайана (kk) (Gayana)
• Khmer: ហ្គីយ៉ាន (km) (giiyaan)
• Kikuyu: Guyana
• Korean: 가이아나 (ko) (Gaiana)
• Kyrgyz: Гайана (ky) (Gayana)
• Lao: ກູຢານາ (kū yā nā), ກາຍອານາ (kāi ʼā nā)
• Latin: Guiana f
• Latvian: Gajāna (lv) f
• Lithuanian: Gajana (lt) f
• Luhya: Guyana
• Luo: Guyana
• Macedonian: Гваја́на f (Gvajána)
• Malay: Guyana
• Malayalam: ഗയാന (gayāna)
• Maltese: Gujana f
• Māori: Kaiana
• Marathi: गयाना (gayānā)
• Meru: Guyana
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: Гайана (Gaiana)

• Norman: Guyana m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Guyana n

  Nynorsk: Guyana (nn) n

• Occitan: Guyana f
• Pashto: ګويانا (gūyānā), ګيانا (giyānā)
• Persian:

  Dari: گَیَانَا (gayānā)

  Iranian Persian: گویان (fa) (guyân)

• Polish: Gujana (pl) f
• Portuguese: Guiana (pt) f
• Romanian: Guyana (ro) f
• Russian: Гайа́на (ru) f (Gajána)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Гваја́на f

  Latin: Gvajána (sh) f

• Shan: မိူင်းၵၢႆႇယႃးၼႃႇ (móeng kàai yáa nàa)
• Sinhalese: ගයනාව (gayanāwa)
• Slovak: Guyana f
• Slovene: Gvajana (sl) f
• Spanish: Guyana (es) f
• Sranan Tongo: Gayana, Ingrissei
• Swahili: Guyana (sw)
• Swedish: Guyana (sv) n
• Tagalog: Guyana
• Tajik: Гайана (Gayana)
• Tamil: கயானா (kayāṉā)
• Tatar: Гайана (Ğayana)
• Telugu: గయానా (te) (gayānā)
• Thai: กายอานา (th) (gaai-aa-nâa)
• Turkish: Guyana (tr)
• Turkmen: Gaýana
• Ukrainian: Гая́на (uk) f (Hajána)
• Urdu: گَیانا m (gayānā)
• Uzbek: Gayana (uz)
• Vietnamese: Guy-a-na
• Welsh: Gaiana (cy)
• Yiddish: גוּיאַנע (guyane)

See also

countries in South America (appendix)edit

• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Guyana
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Suriname
• Uruguay
• Venezuela

References

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Guyana”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣuˈʝana/ [ɣuˈʝa.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: Gu‧ya‧na

Proper noun

Guyana f

1. Guyana (a country in South America)

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Proper noun

Guyana

1. Guyana (a country in South America)

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Guyana

1. Guyana (a country in South America)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɪjaːna]
• IPA^(key): [ˈɡvajaːna]

Proper noun

Guyana f (relational adjective guyanský)

1. Guyana (a country in South America)

Declension

Declension of Guyana (sg-only hard feminine)

	singular
nominative	Guyana
genitive	Guyany
dative	Guyaně
accusative	Guyanu
vocative	Guyano
locative	Guyaně
instrumental	Guyanou

Derived terms

• Francouzská Guyana

Further reading

• “Guyana”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “Guyana”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Guyana n

1. Guyana (a country in South America)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Guyana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡujɑnɑ/, [ˈɡujɑ̝nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ujɑnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Gu‧ya‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): Gu‧ya‧na

Proper noun

Guyana

1. Guyana (a country in South America)

Declension

Inflection of Guyana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Guyana	—
genitive		Guyanan	—
partitive		Guyanaa	—
illative		Guyanaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Guyana	—
accusative	nom.	Guyana	—
	gen.	Guyanan
genitive		Guyanan	—
partitive		Guyanaa	—
inessive		Guyanassa	—
elative		Guyanasta	—
illative		Guyanaan	—
adessive		Guyanalla	—
ablative		Guyanalta	—
allative		Guyanalle	—
essive		Guyanana	—
translative		Guyanaksi	—
abessive		Guyanatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Guyana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Guyanani — accusative nom. Guyanani — gen. Guyanani genitive Guyanani — partitive Guyanaani — inessive Guyanassani — elative Guyanastani — illative Guyanaani — adessive Guyanallani — ablative Guyanaltani — allative Guyanalleni — essive Guyananani — translative Guyanakseni — abessive Guyanattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Guyanasi — accusative nom. Guyanasi — gen. Guyanasi genitive Guyanasi — partitive Guyanaasi — inessive Guyanassasi — elative Guyanastasi — illative Guyanaasi — adessive Guyanallasi — ablative Guyanaltasi — allative Guyanallesi — essive Guyananasi — translative Guyanaksesi — abessive Guyanattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Guyanamme — accusative nom. Guyanamme — gen. Guyanamme genitive Guyanamme — partitive Guyanaamme — inessive Guyanassamme — elative Guyanastamme — illative Guyanaamme — adessive Guyanallamme — ablative Guyanaltamme — allative Guyanallemme — essive Guyananamme — translative Guyanaksemme — abessive Guyanattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Guyananne — accusative nom. Guyananne — gen. Guyananne genitive Guyananne — partitive Guyanaanne — inessive Guyanassanne — elative Guyanastanne — illative Guyanaanne — adessive Guyanallanne — ablative Guyanaltanne — allative Guyanallenne — essive Guyanananne — translative Guyanaksenne — abessive Guyanattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Guyanansa — accusative nom. Guyanansa — gen. Guyanansa genitive Guyanansa — partitive Guyanaansa — inessive Guyanassaan Guyanassansa — elative Guyanastaan Guyanastansa — illative Guyanaansa — adessive Guyanallaan Guyanallansa — ablative Guyanaltaan Guyanaltansa — allative Guyanalleen Guyanallensa — essive Guyananaan Guyananansa — translative Guyanakseen Guyanaksensa — abessive Guyanattaan Guyanattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• Brittiläinen Guayana (obsolete)
• Guyanan kooperatiivinen tasavalta, Guyanan tasavalta (official)

Derived terms

• guyanalainen

See also

• Alankomaiden Guayana
• Guayana
• Ranskan Guayana

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɥi.ja.na/

• Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):

  (file)

Proper noun

Guyana m

1. Guyana (a country in South America)

Related terms

• Guyanien / Guyanienne
• guyanien / guyanienne

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈjaːna/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Proper noun

Guyana n (proper noun, genitive Guyanas or (optionally with an article) Guyana)

1. Guyana (a country in South America)

Derived terms

• Französisch-Guayana
• Guyaner
• guyanisch

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡujaːnɒ], [ˈɡɒjɒnɒ]
• Hyphenation: Gu‧ya‧na
• Rhymes: -nɒ

Proper noun

Guyana

1. Guyana (a country in South America; official name: Guyanai Szövetkezeti Köztársaság)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Guyana	—
accusative	Guyanát	—
dative	Guyanának	—
instrumental	Guyanával	—
causal-final	Guyanáért	—
translative	Guyanává	—
terminative	Guyanáig	—
essive-formal	Guyanaként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Guyanában	—
superessive	Guyanán	—
adessive	Guyanánál	—
illative	Guyanába	—
sublative	Guyanára	—
allative	Guyanához	—
elative	Guyanából	—
delative	Guyanáról	—
ablative	Guyanától	—
non-attributive possessive – singular	Guyanáé	—
non-attributive possessive – plural	Guyanáéi	—

Possessive forms of Guyana

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Guyanám	—
2nd person sing.	Guyanád	—
3rd person sing.	Guyanája	—
1st person plural	Guyanánk	—
2nd person plural	Guyanátok	—
3rd person plural	Guyanájuk	—

Derived terms

• Francia Guyana
• guyanai

See also

countries in South America: Dél-Amerika országai (appendix)edit

• Argentína
• Bolívia
• Brazília
• Chile
• Ecuador
• Guyana
• Kolumbia
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Suriname
• Uruguay
• Venezuela

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈja.na/
• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: Gu‧yà‧na

Proper noun

Guyana f

1. Guyana (a country in South America)

Derived terms

• guyanese

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Guyana

1. Guyana (a country in South America)

Related terms

• guyaner
• guyansk

See also

• Fransk Guyana

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Guyana

1. Guyana (a country in South America)

Related terms

• guyanar
• guyansk

See also

• Fransk Guyana

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuiana/, [ˈɡuiana]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: Gu‧y‧a‧na

Proper noun

Guyana f (genitive singular Guyany, declension pattern of žena)

1. Guyana (a country in South America)

Declension

Declension of Guyana

	singulare tantum
nominative	Guyana
genitive	Guyany
dative	Guyane
accusative	Guyanu
locative	Guyane
instrumental	Guyanou

References

• “Guyana”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈʝana/ [ɡuˈʝa.na]

• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈʝana/ [ɡuˈʝa.na] (everywhere but Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay, northern Mexico, Yucatán and Central America (except Panama))
• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈʃana/ [ɡuˈʃa.na] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈʒana/ [ɡuˈʒa.na] (elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈjana/ [ɡuˈja.na] (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

• Audio (Spain):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: Gu‧ya‧na

Proper noun

Guyana f (demonym guyanés)

1. Guyana (a country in South America)

See also

countries in South America: países de Suramérica (appendix)edit

• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Brasil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Guyana
• Paraguay
• Perú
• Surinam
• Uruguay
• Venezuela

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Guyana n (genitive Guyanas)

1. Guyana (a country in South America)

Derived terms

• Franska Guyana

Related terms

• guyanan
• guyanansk
• guyananska

See also

countries in South America: Sydamerikas länder (appendix)edit

• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Brasilien
• Chile
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Guyana
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Surinam
• Uruguay
• Venezuela

Further reading

• “Guyana”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
• Svensk MeSH

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Guyana (“Guyana”) or English Guyana.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈjana/ [ɡ̠ʊˈjaː.n̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: Guya‧na

Proper noun

Guyana (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜌᜈ)

1. Guyana (a country in South America)

Turkish

Proper noun

Guyana

1. Guyana (a country in South America)

Declension

Declension of Guyana

	singular
nominative	Guyana
definite accusative	Guyana'yı
dative	Guyana'ya
locative	Guyana'da
ablative	Guyana'dan
genitive	Guyana'nın

Possessive forms of Guyana

	singular	plural
benim (my)	Guyana'm	Guyanalarım Guyana'larım
senin (your)	Guyana'n	Guyanaların Guyana'ların
onun (his/her/its)	Guyana'sı	Guyanaları Guyana'ları
bizim (our)	Guyana'mız	Guyanalarımız Guyana'larımız
sizin (your)	Guyana'nız	Guyanalarınız Guyana'larınız
onların (their)	Guyana'sı Guyanaları Guyana'ları	Guyanaları Guyana'ları

See also

countries in South America: Güney Amerika ülkeleri (appendix)edit

• Arjantin
• Bolivya
• Brezilya
• Ekvador
• Guyana
• Kolombiya
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Surinam
• Şili
• Uruguay
• Venezuela