huna

See also: Huna, huña, huňa, Huňa, and huŋa

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈu.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈu.na]
• Homophone: una

Noun

huna f (plural hunes)

1. female equivalent of hun

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *henaq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hu‧na
• IPA^(key): /ˈhunaʔ/ [ˈhu.n̪aʔ]

Noun

hunà

1. opinion; judgement

   Synonym: isip

Derived terms

• huna-huna
• hunaon
• maghuna

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhu.na/, [ˈhu.nə]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *fuŋa (“particle, grain, scrap”). Cognate with Tahitian huʻa (“particle”).

Noun

huna

1. particle, speck
2. crumb, scrap

Derived terms

• huhuna (particles)
• huna ehu (“pollen grain”)
• huna hohoki (“neutron”)
• huna lepo (“speck of dust”)
• huna ʻāne (“proton”)
• huna ʻine (“electron”)
• hunahuna (reduplicated form)

Verb

huna(stative)

1. small, minute
2. powdery

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *funa (“conceal”).

Verb

huna

1. (stative) hidden, secret

Derived terms

• mea huna (“secret”)

Related terms

• hūnā (“hide, conceal”, verb)

Further reading

• huna in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Portuguese

Adjective

huna

1. feminine singular of huno

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuna/ [ˈu.na]
• Rhymes: -una
• Syllabification: hu‧na
• Homophone: una

Noun

huna f (plural hunas)

1. female equivalent of huno

Adjective

huna

1. feminine singular of huno

Swahili

Verb

huna

1. second-person singular present negative of -wa na

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhɨ̞na/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhiːna/, /ˈhɪna/

Verb

huna

1. h-prothesized form of una

Mutation

Mutated forms of una

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
una	unchanged	unchanged	huna

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Verb

huna (not mutable)

1. inflection of huno:
   1. third-person singular future/present habitual
   2. second-person singular imperative

Mutation

Mutated forms of huna

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
huna	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged