kauna

See also: kaunā

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kauna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯nɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑunɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kau‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): kau‧na

Noun

kauna

1. grudge
2. (botany) lodicule
3. (social psychology) ressentiment (resentment arising from suppressed feelings of envy and hatred, often leading to a frustrated sense of inferiority that may lead to various social repercussions)
4. (dated) bran, husk (outer husk of grain that separates during milling)

Declension

Inflection of kauna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kauna	kaunat
genitive		kaunan	kaunojen
partitive		kaunaa	kaunoja
illative		kaunaan	kaunoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kauna	kaunat
accusative	nom.	kauna	kaunat
	gen.	kaunan
genitive		kaunan	kaunojen kaunain rare
partitive		kaunaa	kaunoja
inessive		kaunassa	kaunoissa
elative		kaunasta	kaunoista
illative		kaunaan	kaunoihin
adessive		kaunalla	kaunoilla
ablative		kaunalta	kaunoilta
allative		kaunalle	kaunoille
essive		kaunana	kaunoina
translative		kaunaksi	kaunoiksi
abessive		kaunatta	kaunoitta
instructive		—	kaunoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kauna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kaunani kaunani accusative nom. kaunani kaunani gen. kaunani genitive kaunani kaunojeni kaunaini rare partitive kaunaani kaunojani inessive kaunassani kaunoissani elative kaunastani kaunoistani illative kaunaani kaunoihini adessive kaunallani kaunoillani ablative kaunaltani kaunoiltani allative kaunalleni kaunoilleni essive kaunanani kaunoinani translative kaunakseni kaunoikseni abessive kaunattani kaunoittani instructive — — comitative — kaunoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kaunasi kaunasi accusative nom. kaunasi kaunasi gen. kaunasi genitive kaunasi kaunojesi kaunaisi rare partitive kaunaasi kaunojasi inessive kaunassasi kaunoissasi elative kaunastasi kaunoistasi illative kaunaasi kaunoihisi adessive kaunallasi kaunoillasi ablative kaunaltasi kaunoiltasi allative kaunallesi kaunoillesi essive kaunanasi kaunoinasi translative kaunaksesi kaunoiksesi abessive kaunattasi kaunoittasi instructive — — comitative — kaunoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kaunamme kaunamme accusative nom. kaunamme kaunamme gen. kaunamme genitive kaunamme kaunojemme kaunaimme rare partitive kaunaamme kaunojamme inessive kaunassamme kaunoissamme elative kaunastamme kaunoistamme illative kaunaamme kaunoihimme adessive kaunallamme kaunoillamme ablative kaunaltamme kaunoiltamme allative kaunallemme kaunoillemme essive kaunanamme kaunoinamme translative kaunaksemme kaunoiksemme abessive kaunattamme kaunoittamme instructive — — comitative — kaunoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kaunanne kaunanne accusative nom. kaunanne kaunanne gen. kaunanne genitive kaunanne kaunojenne kaunainne rare partitive kaunaanne kaunojanne inessive kaunassanne kaunoissanne elative kaunastanne kaunoistanne illative kaunaanne kaunoihinne adessive kaunallanne kaunoillanne ablative kaunaltanne kaunoiltanne allative kaunallenne kaunoillenne essive kaunananne kaunoinanne translative kaunaksenne kaunoiksenne abessive kaunattanne kaunoittanne instructive — — comitative — kaunoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kaunansa kaunansa accusative nom. kaunansa kaunansa gen. kaunansa genitive kaunansa kaunojensa kaunainsa rare partitive kaunaansa kaunojaan kaunojansa inessive kaunassaan kaunassansa kaunoissaan kaunoissansa elative kaunastaan kaunastansa kaunoistaan kaunoistansa illative kaunaansa kaunoihinsa adessive kaunallaan kaunallansa kaunoillaan kaunoillansa ablative kaunaltaan kaunaltansa kaunoiltaan kaunoiltansa allative kaunalleen kaunallensa kaunoilleen kaunoillensa essive kaunanaan kaunanansa kaunoinaan kaunoinansa translative kaunakseen kaunaksensa kaunoikseen kaunoiksensa abessive kaunattaan kaunattansa kaunoittaan kaunoittansa instructive — — comitative — kaunoineen kaunoinensa

Derived terms

• kantaa kaunaa
• kaunainen
• salakauna

Further reading

• “kauna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• kauan

Gamkonora

Etymology

Cognate with Proto-Sangiric *kapuna ("dog").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈu.na/

Noun

kauna

1. dog

References

• Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987), Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill

Ibu

Etymology

Cognate with Proto-Sangiric *kapuna ("dog").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈu.na/

Noun

kauna

1. dog

References

• Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987), Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill

Latvian

Noun

kauna m

1. genitive singular of kauns

Waioli

Etymology

Cognate with Proto-Sangiric *kapuna ("dog"), Mor (Papuan) afuna (“dog”), Proto-Western Oceanic *kapuna ("dog") and possibly Ross's Proto-North New Guinea *gavun ("dog").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈu.na/

Noun

kauna

1. dog

References

• Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987), Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill