kuna

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See also: Kuna, kúna, kùna, kuña, -kuna, kūnā, kuną, and kūną

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kúna/ку́на.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kuna (plural kunas)

  1. The former (until 2023) currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa.

Translations[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Baagandji[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

Noun[edit]

kuna

  1. excrement, faeces, shit

References[edit]

  • Barry Alpher, Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method (2004; edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Kochl published in Amsterdam and Philadelphia by the John Benjamins Publishing Company)

Chuukese[edit]

Verb[edit]

kuna

  1. to see

Czech[edit]

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Czech kuna, from Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kuna f (related adjective kunový)

  1. marten
  2. kuna (former currency of Croatia)

Declension[edit]

Declension of kuna (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative kuna kuny
genitive kuny kun
dative kuně kunám
accusative kunu kuny
vocative kuno kuny
locative kuně kunách
instrumental kunou kunami

Derived terms[edit]

adjectives

Further reading[edit]

  • kuna in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kuna in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • kuna in Internetová jazyková příručka

Dieri[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

Noun[edit]

kuna

  1. excrement, faeces, shit

References[edit]

  • Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)

Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From kun +‎ -a.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkuna]
  • Rhymes: -una
  • Hyphenation: kun‧a

Adjective[edit]

kuna (accusative singular kunan, plural kunaj, accusative plural kunajn)

  1. joint; combined

Estonian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Originally essive singular form of Proto-Finnic *ku.

Conjunction[edit]

kuna

  1. because
    Ma ei lähe homme kooli, kuna ma pean linna minema.
    I won't go to school tomorrow, because I have to go to the city.
  2. as, when, at the same time as
    Ema tõusis hommikul varakult, kuna pere jäi veel magama.
    Mother rose early, as the family was still sleeping.

Synonyms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

kuna

  1. (interrogative, colloquial) when
    Kuna me rahad siis saame?
    When will we get our money then?

Synonyms[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkunɑ/, [ˈkunɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -unɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧na

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

kuna

  1. (interrogative, archaic) essive singular of kuka
  2. (indefinite, archaic) essive singular of kuka

Etymology 2[edit]

From Serbo-Croatian kuna.

Noun[edit]

kuna

  1. kuna (former currency of Croatia)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of kuna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative kuna kunat
genitive kunan kunien
partitive kunaa kunia
illative kunaan kuniin
singular plural
nominative kuna kunat
accusative nom. kuna kunat
gen. kunan
genitive kunan kunien
kunainrare
partitive kunaa kunia
inessive kunassa kunissa
elative kunasta kunista
illative kunaan kuniin
adessive kunalla kunilla
ablative kunalta kunilta
allative kunalle kunille
essive kunana kunina
translative kunaksi kuniksi
instructive — kunin
abessive kunatta kunitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kuna (type koira)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kunani kunani
accusative nom. kunani kunani
gen. kunani
genitive kunani kunieni
kunainirare
partitive kunaani kuniani
inessive kunassani kunissani
elative kunastani kunistani
illative kunaani kuniini
adessive kunallani kunillani
ablative kunaltani kuniltani
allative kunalleni kunilleni
essive kunanani kuninani
translative kunakseni kunikseni
instructive — —
abessive kunattani kunittani
comitative — kunineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kunasi kunasi
accusative nom. kunasi kunasi
gen. kunasi
genitive kunasi kuniesi
kunaisirare
partitive kunaasi kuniasi
inessive kunassasi kunissasi
elative kunastasi kunistasi
illative kunaasi kuniisi
adessive kunallasi kunillasi
ablative kunaltasi kuniltasi
allative kunallesi kunillesi
essive kunanasi kuninasi
translative kunaksesi kuniksesi
instructive — —
abessive kunattasi kunittasi
comitative — kuninesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kunamme kunamme
accusative nom. kunamme kunamme
gen. kunamme
genitive kunamme kuniemme
kunaimmerare
partitive kunaamme kuniamme
inessive kunassamme kunissamme
elative kunastamme kunistamme
illative kunaamme kuniimme
adessive kunallamme kunillamme
ablative kunaltamme kuniltamme
allative kunallemme kunillemme
essive kunanamme kuninamme
translative kunaksemme kuniksemme
instructive — —
abessive kunattamme kunittamme
comitative — kuninemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kunanne kunanne
accusative nom. kunanne kunanne
gen. kunanne
genitive kunanne kunienne
kunainnerare
partitive kunaanne kunianne
inessive kunassanne kunissanne
elative kunastanne kunistanne
illative kunaanne kuniinne
adessive kunallanne kunillanne
ablative kunaltanne kuniltanne
allative kunallenne kunillenne
essive kunananne kuninanne
translative kunaksenne kuniksenne
instructive — —
abessive kunattanne kunittanne
comitative — kuninenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kunansa kunansa
accusative nom. kunansa kunansa
gen. kunansa
genitive kunansa kuniensa
kunainsarare
partitive kunaansa kuniaan
kuniansa
inessive kunassaan
kunassansa 		kunissaan
kunissansa
elative kunastaan
kunastansa 		kunistaan
kunistansa
illative kunaansa kuniinsa
adessive kunallaan
kunallansa 		kunillaan
kunillansa
ablative kunaltaan
kunaltansa 		kuniltaan
kuniltansa
allative kunalleen
kunallensa 		kunilleen
kunillensa
essive kunanaan
kunanansa 		kuninaan
kuninansa
translative kunakseen
kunaksensa 		kunikseen
kuniksensa
instructive — —
abessive kunattaan
kunattansa 		kunittaan
kunittansa
comitative — kunineen
kuninensa

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Serbo-Croatian kuna.

Noun[edit]

kuna m or f (plural kunas)

  1. kuna (former currency of Croatia)

Usage notes[edit]

  • Used as a masculine and a feminine noun interchangably

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *tuna, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuna, from Proto-Austronesian *tuNa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.na/, [ˈkunə]

Noun[edit]

kuna

  1. A variety of freshwater eel.

References[edit]

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert (1986), “kuna”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Javanese kuna (ꦏꦸꦤ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuna/
  • Hyphenation: ku‧na

Adjective[edit]

kuna

  1. Alternative spelling of kuno (“ancient”)

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

kuna f (plural kune)

  1. kuna (former currency of Croatia)

Lingala[edit]

Adverb[edit]

kuna

  1. there

References[edit]

  • “kuna” in Ekolongonelo ya Lingala: an introductory course, page 25

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kuna f

  1. marten

Declension[edit]

Declension of kuna
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kuna kunje kuny
Genitive kuny kunowu kunow
Dative kunje kunoma kunam
Accusative kunu kunje kuny
Instrumental kunu kunoma kunami
Locative kunje kunoma kunach

Further reading[edit]

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “kuna”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “kuna”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Martuthunira[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Ngayarda *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kuna

  1. dung, poo, excrement, shit

References[edit]

  • Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
  • Dench, Alan Charles. 1995. Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. Series C-125.

Masbatenyo[edit]

Noun[edit]

kuna

  1. crib; cradle

Ngiyambaa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Central New South Wales *gunaŋ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

Noun[edit]

kuna

  1. excrement, faeces, shit

References[edit]

  • Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Serbo-Croatian kúna, ку́на (“marten”).

Noun[edit]

kuna m (definite singular kunaen, indefinite plural kunaar or kunaer, definite plural kunaane or kunaene)

  1. (numismatics) kuna

References[edit]

Pitjantjatjara[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kuna

  1. excrement, dung
  2. bowels

Derived terms[edit]

Pitta-Pitta[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

Noun[edit]

kuna

  1. dung, poo, excrement, shit

Verb[edit]

kuna

  1. (intransitive) to defecate

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.na/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -una
  • Syllabification: ku‧na

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Noun[edit]

kuna f

  1. marten (any mustelid of the genus Martes)
  2. leather marten skin
  3. (historical) jougs (chained iron collar)
    Synonym: kunica
Derived terms[edit]
adjective
nouns

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kuna, from Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Noun[edit]

kuna f

  1. (historical) kuna (former currency of Croatia)
Declension[edit]
Declension of kuna
singular plural
nominative kuna kuny
genitive kuny kun
dative kunie kunom
accusative kunę kuny
instrumental kuną kunami
locative kunie kunach
vocative kuno kuny

Further reading[edit]

  • kuna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kuna in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

kuna m or f (plural kunas)

  1. kuna (former currency of Croatia)

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms[edit]

  • kn (abbreviation, currency)

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kǔːna/
  • Hyphenation: ku‧na

Noun[edit]

kúna f (Cyrillic spelling ку́на)

  1. marten
  2. kuna (former currency of Croatia, until 2023)

Declension[edit]

Declension of kuna
singular plural
nominative kuna kune
genitive kune kuna
dative kuni kunama
accusative kunu kune
vocative kuno kune
locative kuni kunama
instrumental kunom kunama

Further reading[edit]

  • “kuna” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak[edit]

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kuna f (genitive singular kuny, nominative plural kuny, genitive plural kún, declension pattern of žena)

  1. marten
  2. kuna (former currency of Croatia)

Declension[edit]

Declension of kuna
singular plural
nominative kuna kuny
genitive kuny kún
dative kune kunám
accusative kunu kuny
locative kune kunách
instrumental kunou kunami

Derived terms[edit]

adjective

Further reading[edit]

  • kuna in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Slovene[edit]

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sl

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kúna f

  1. marten
  2. kuna (former currency of Croatia)

Inflection[edit]

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. kúna
gen. sing. kúne
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		kúna kúni kúne
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		kúne kún kún
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		kúni kúnama kúnam
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		kúno kúni kúne
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		kúni kúnah kúnah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		kúno kúnama kúnami

Further reading[edit]

  • “kuna”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuna/ [ˈku.na]
  • Rhymes: -una
  • Syllabification: ku‧na

Noun[edit]

kuna f (plural kunas)

  1. kuna

Swahili[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

-kuna (infinitive kukuna)

  1. to scrape, scratch
  2. to grate, shred

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of -kuna
Positive present -nakuna
Subjunctive -kune
Negative -kuni
Imperative singular kuna
Infinitives
Positive kukuna
Negative kutokuna
Imperatives
Singular kuna
Plural kuneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukuna
Positive past positive subject concord + -likuna
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukuna
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakuna)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakuna/nakuna tunakuna
2nd person unakuna mnakuna
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakuna wanakuna
other classes positive subject concord + -nakuna
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kuni)
Singular Plural
1st person sikuni hatukuni
2nd person hukuni hamkuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakuni hawakuni
other classes negative subject concord + -kuni
Positive future positive subject concord + -takuna
Negative future negative subject concord + -takuna
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kune)
Singular Plural
1st person nikune tukune
2nd person ukune mkune
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akune wakune
other classes positive subject concord + -kune
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikune
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekuna
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekuna
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikuna
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikuna
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akuna)
Singular Plural
1st person nakuna twakuna
2nd person wakuna mwakuna
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akuna wakuna
m-mi(III/IV) wakuna yakuna
ji-ma(V/VI) lakuna yakuna
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakuna vyakuna
n(IX/X) yakuna zakuna
u(XI) wakuna see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakuna
pa(XVI) pakuna
mu(XVIII) mwakuna
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekuna
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakuna
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakuna
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikuna
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokuna
Consecutive kakuna / positive subject concord + -kakuna
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakune
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikuna -tukuna
2nd person -kukuna -wakuna/-kukuneni/-wakuneni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkuna -wakuna
m-mi(III/IV) -ukuna -ikuna
ji-ma(V/VI) -likuna -yakuna
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikuna -vikuna
n(IX/X) -ikuna -zikuna
u(XI) -ukuna see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukuna
pa(XVI) -pakuna
mu(XVIII) -mukuna
Reflexive -jikuna
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kuna- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kunaye -kunao
m-mi(III/IV) -kunao -kunayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kunalo -kunayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kunacho -kunavyo
n(IX/X) -kunayo -kunazo
u(XI) -kunao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunako
pa(XVI) -kunapo
mu(XVIII) -kunamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kuna)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekuna -okuna
m-mi(III/IV) -okuna -yokuna
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokuna -yokuna
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokuna -vyokuna
n(IX/X) -yokuna -zokuna
u(XI) -okuna see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokuna
pa(XVI) -pokuna
mu(XVIII) -mokuna
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Verb[edit]

kuna

  1. inflection of -wa na:
    1. ku class subject inflected present affirmative
    2. ku locative class subject inflected present affirmative
      1. (in a distant or indefinite location): there is/are

Related terms[edit]

Upper Sorbian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Noun[edit]

kuna f

  1. marten

Declension[edit]

Declension of kuna
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kuna kunje kuny
Genitive kuny kunow kunow
Dative kunje kunomaj kunam
Accusative kunu kunje kuny
Instrumental kunu kunomaj kunami
Locative kunje kunomaj kunach
Vocative kuna kunje kuny

Further reading[edit]

  • kuna in Hornjoserbsko-němski Słownik

Veps[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Akin to Karelian kunne.

Adverb[edit]

kuna

  1. to where, whither (interrogative)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “куда”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Warlpiri[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Ngayarda *kuna , from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

Noun[edit]

kuna

  1. excrement, dung

References[edit]

  • Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)

Yoruba[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From kù +‎ ọ̀nà (“path”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

kùnà

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to miss (the way or mark), to go in the wrong direction
    Synonym: ṣìnà
  2. (intransitive) to fail (in one's attempt)

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Yukpa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cariban *tuna.

Noun[edit]

kuna

  1. water

References[edit]

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