kunat

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cognātus. Compare Romanian cumnat, Aromanian cumnat, Dalmatian comnut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈnat/

Noun

kunat m (plural kunetër, definite kunati, definite plural kunetërit)

1. brother-in-law

   Coordinate term: kunatë

Declension

Declension of kunat

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kunat	kunati	kunetër	kunetërit
accusative		kunatin
dative	kunati	kunatit	kunetërve	kunetërve
ablative			kunetërish

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• conat — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kuñat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-nat (“to stretch”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkunat/ [ˈkuː.n̪ɐt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -unat
• Syllabification: ku‧nat

Noun

kunat (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈᜆ᜔)

1. chewiness; loss of crispiness (of food)
2. ductility; flexibility; pliability; resiliency

   Synonyms: ganit, gatil

3. (slang) stinginess

   Synonyms: damot, kakuriputan, karamutan

Derived terms

• kumunat
• makunat

 

Further reading

• “kunat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018