wena
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Fanagalo[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
wena
- you; second-person singular pronoun.
Northern Ndebele[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Nguni *wená.
Pronoun[edit]
wená
Northern Sotho[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
wena
Old Frisian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *wānijan, from Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną. Cognates include Old English wēnan and Old Saxon wānian and Old Dutch wānen.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
wena
- (intransitive) to think
- (intransitive) to hope, ween
References[edit]
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Phuthi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Nguni *wená.
Pronoun[edit]
wená
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wena f
- afflatus, inspiration
- Synonyms: natchnienie, inspiracja
Declension[edit]
declension of wena
Further reading[edit]
- wena in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wena in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Pukapukan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *fana, from Proto-Central Pacific *vana, from Proto-Oceanic *panaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panaq, from Proto-Austronesian *panaq.
Noun[edit]
wena
- home-made speargun (made of rubber band and steel wire)
- Aumai loa koe tau wená, kē wano ake ai au wenawena.
- Will you give me your spear so that I can go spear-fishing?
- Aumai loa koe tau wená, kē wano ake ai au wenawena.
- bow
- Taku wena nei na māni ki te lākau wetau.
- My bow is made of wetau wood.
- Taku wena nei na māni ki te lākau wetau.
Verb[edit]
wena
- to shoot an arrow or spear
- Taku puaka nā yele i te niú, na wena loa e te tangata, mate.
- The pig I tied to that coconut tree was shot with an arrow by someone and it died.
- Taku puaka nā yele i te niú, na wena loa e te tangata, mate.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
Sotho[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
wena
Southern Ndebele[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Nguni *wená.
Pronoun[edit]
wená
Spanish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
wena
Swazi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Nguni *wená.
Pronoun[edit]
wená
Tsonga[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
wena
- you; second-person singular pronoun.
Xhosa[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Nguni *wená.
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
wená
Zulu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Nguni *wená.
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
wená
Inflection[edit]
Stem -we, poss. stem -kho | ||
---|---|---|
Full form | wená | |
Locative | kúwe | |
Full form | wená | |
Locative | kúwe | |
Copulative | ngúwe | |
Possessive forms | ||
Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wákho | ówákho |
Class 2 | bákho | ábákho |
Class 3 | wákho | ówákho |
Class 4 | yákho | éyákho |
Class 5 | lákho | élákho |
Class 6 | ákho | áwákho |
Class 7 | sákho | ésákho |
Class 8 | zákho | ézákho |
Class 9 | yákho | éyákho |
Class 10 | zákho | ézákho |
Class 11 | lwákho | ólwákho |
Class 14 | bákho | óbákho |
Class 15 | kwákho | ókwákho |
Class 17 | kwákho | ókwákho |
References[edit]
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972) , “wena”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “wena (6.3)”
Categories:
- Fanagalo terms inherited from Zulu
- Fanagalo terms derived from Zulu
- Fanagalo lemmas
- Fanagalo pronouns
- Fanagalo personal pronouns
- Northern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Northern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Northern Ndebele lemmas
- Northern Ndebele pronouns
- Northern Ndebele personal pronouns
- Northern Sotho lemmas
- Northern Sotho pronouns
- Northern Sotho personal pronouns
- Old Frisian terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old Frisian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old Frisian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Frisian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Frisian lemmas
- Old Frisian verbs
- Old Frisian intransitive verbs
- Phuthi terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Phuthi terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Phuthi lemmas
- Phuthi pronouns
- Phuthi personal pronouns
- Polish terms borrowed from Latin
- Polish terms derived from Latin
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish feminine nouns
- Polish singularia tantum
- Pukapukan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Pukapukan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Pukapukan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Pukapukan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Pukapukan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Pukapukan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Pukapukan terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Pukapukan terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Pukapukan lemmas
- Pukapukan nouns
- Pukapukan verbs
- Sotho lemmas
- Sotho pronouns
- Sotho personal pronouns
- Southern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Southern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Southern Ndebele lemmas
- Southern Ndebele pronouns
- Southern Ndebele personal pronouns
- Spanish non-lemma forms
- Spanish adjective forms
- Spanish terms spelled with W
- Spanish adjective feminine forms
- Swazi terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Swazi terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Swazi lemmas
- Swazi pronouns
- Swazi personal pronouns
- Tsonga lemmas
- Tsonga pronouns
- Tsonga personal pronouns
- Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Xhosa terms with IPA pronunciation
- Xhosa lemmas
- Xhosa pronouns
- Xhosa personal pronouns
- Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Zulu terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Zulu terms with IPA pronunciation
- Zulu lemmas
- Zulu pronouns
- Zulu personal pronouns
- Zulu pronouns with tone LH