handa

See also: Handa, hända, and hånda

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *handuz.

Noun

handa

1. hand
   • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:

     Handa. Manus.

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhanta/
• Rhymes: -anta

Preposition

handa

1. (with dative) for

   Hann keypti hálsfestina handa Ástu.

   He bought the necklace for Ásta.

Synonyms

• (for): fyrir, til

Noun

1. indefinite genitive plural of hönd

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Japanese

Romanization

handa

1. Rōmaji transcription of はんだ

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Kikuyu

Etymology

Hinde (1904) records kuhanda as an equivalent of English plant (v.) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kubanda and Swahili kupanda as its equivalents.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haⁿda/

Verb

handa (infinitive kũhanda)

1. to sow, to plant

Derived terms

(Nouns)

• mũhandi class 1

(Proverbs)

• kanua karĩa karĩire mbeũ noko koragia 'ngahanda kĩ?'

References

• Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 361. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
• “handa” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

handa f

1. definite singular of hand

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

handa f

1. definite singular of hand

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Tagalog

Adjective

handa

1. ready