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Kuna
kuna
kuna
Baagandji
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.
Noun
kuna
References
- 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)
Dieri
Etymology
From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.
Noun
kuna
References
- 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuna/
- Hyphenation: ku‧na
Adjective
kuna (accusative singular kunan, plural kunaj, accusative plural kunajn)
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkunɑ/
- Hyphenation: ku‧na
Etymology 1
Pronoun
kuna
- (interrogative, archaic) Essive singular form of kuka.
- (indefinite, archaic) Essive singular form of kuka.
Etymology 2
Noun
kuna
- kuna (currency of Croatia)
Declension
Inflection of kuna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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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 |
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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 | — | kunineen |
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian kuna
Noun
kuna m, f (plural kunas)
- kuna (currency of Croatia)
Usage notes
- Used as a masculine and a feminine noun interchangably
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kuna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkuna]
Noun
kuna f
Declension
Martuthunira
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuna/
Etymology
From Proto-Ngayarda *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.
Noun
kuna
References
- 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.
Ngiyambaa
Etymology
From Proto-Central New South Wales *gunang, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.
Noun
kuna
References
- 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)
Pitjantjatjara
Noun
kuna
Derived terms
- kunaṉi
- kuna aḻa
- kuna ngingkirmananyi fart
- kuna pati constipated
Pitta-Pitta
Etymology
From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.
Noun
kuna
Verb
kuna
- (intransitive) To defecate.
Derived terms
- kunakirra
References
- 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
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kuna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuna/
Noun
kuna f
Declension
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (abbreviation, currency): kn
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kuna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kǔːna/
- Hyphenation: ku‧na
Noun
kúna f (Cyrillic spelling ку́на)
Declension
References
- “kuna” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kuna.
Noun
kuna f (genitive singular kuny, nominative plural kuny)
Declension
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kuna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkùːna/
- Tonal orthography: kúna
Noun
kúna f (genitive kúne, nominative plural kúne)
Declension
Swahili
Verb
kuna
Conjugation
infinitive | kukuna | |||||||||
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singular person | ||||||||||
1st person mimi |
2nd person wewe |
3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m) |
Class 3 (m) |
Class 5 (ji) |
Class 7 (ki) |
Class 9 (n) |
Class 11/14 (u) |
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indicative | general | nakuna | wakuna | akuna | wakuna | lakuna | chakuna | yakuna | wakuna | |
progressive | ninakuna | unakuna | anakuna | unakuna | linakuna | kinakuna | inakuna | unakuna | ||
habitual | hukuna | |||||||||
past | nilikuna | ulikuna | alikuna | ulikuna | lilikuna | kilikuna | ilikuna | ulikuna | ||
perfect | nimekuna | umekuna | amekuna | umekuna | limekuna | kimekuna | imekuna | umekuna | ||
future | nitakuna | utakuna | atakuna | utakuna | litakuna | kitakuna | itakuna | utakuna | ||
consecutive | nikakuna | ukakuna | akakuna | ukakuna | likakuna | kikakuna | ikakuna | ukakuna | ||
conditional | present | ningekuna | ungekuna | angekuna | ungekuna | lingekuna | kingekuna | ingekuna | ungekuna | |
past | ningalikuna | ungalikuna | angalikuna | ungalikuna | lingalikuna | kingalikuna | ingalikuna | ungalikuna | ||
subjunctive | general | nikune | ukune | akune | ukune | likune | kikune | ikune | ukune | |
consecutive | nikakune | ukakune | akakune | ukakune | likakune | kikakune | ikakune | ukakune | ||
comitative | nikikuna | ukikuna | akikuna | ukikuna | likikuna | kikikuna | ikikuna | ukikuna | ||
imperative | kuna! __kune!‡ |
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plural person | ||||||||||
1st person sisi |
2nd person ninyi |
3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa) |
Class 4 (mi) |
Class 6 (ma) |
Class 8 (vi) |
Class 10 (n) |
Class 10 (n)† |
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indicative | general | twakuna | mwakuna | wakuna | yakuna | yakuna | vyakuna | zakuna | zakuna | |
progressive | tunakuna | mnakuna | wanakuna | inakuna | yanakuna | vinakuna | zinakuna | zinakuna | ||
habitual | hukuna | |||||||||
past | tulikuna | mlikuna | walikuna | ilikuna | yalikuna | vilikuna | zilikuna | zilikuna | ||
perfect | tumekuna | mmekuna | wamekuna | imekuna | yamekuna | vimekuna | zimekuna | zimekuna | ||
future | tutakuna | mtakuna | watakuna | itakuna | yatakuna | vitakuna | zitakuna | zitakuna | ||
consecutive | tukakuna | mkakuna | wakakuna | ikakuna | yakakuna | vikakuna | zikakuna | zikakuna | ||
conditional | present | tungekuna | mngekuna | wangekuna | ingekuna | yangekuna | vingekuna | zingekuna | zingekuna | |
past | tungalikuna | mngalikuna | wangalikuna | ingalikuna | yangalikuna | vingalikuna | zingalikuna | zingalikuna | ||
subjunctive | general | tukune | mkune | wakune | ikune | yakune | vikune | zikune | zikune | |
consecutive | tukakune | mkakune | wakakune | ikakune | yakakune | vikakune | zikakune | zikakune | ||
comitative | tukikuna | mkikuna | wakikuna | ikikuna | yakikuna | vikikuna | zikikuna | zikikuna | ||
imperative | tukune | kuneni! __kuneni!‡ |
†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form
infinitive | kutokuna or kutokukuna | |||||||||
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singular person | ||||||||||
1st person mimi |
2nd person wewe |
3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m) |
Class 3 (m) |
Class 5 (ji) |
Class 7 (ki) |
Class 9 (n) |
Class 11/14 (u) |
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indicative | general | sikuni | hukuni | hakuni | haukuni | halikuni | hakikuni | haikuni | haukuni | |
progressive | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | ||
habitual | Use General Form | |||||||||
past | sikukuna | hukukuna | hakukuna | haukukuna | halikukuna | hakikukuna | haikukuna | haukukuna | ||
perfect | sijakuna | hujakuna | hajakuna | haujakuna | halijakuna | hakijakuna | haijakuna | haujakuna | ||
future | sitakuna | hutakuna | hatakuna | hautakuna | halitakuna | hakitakuna | haitakuna | hautakuna | ||
consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
conditional | present | nisingekuna | usingekuna | asingekuna | usingekuna | lisingekuna | kisingekuna | isingekuna | usingekuna | |
past | nisingalikuna | usingalikuna | asingalikuna | usingalikuna | lisingalikuna | kisingalikuna | isingalikuna | usingalikuna | ||
subjunctive | general | nisikune | usikune | asikune | usikune | lisikune | kisikune | isikune | usikune | |
consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
comitative | nisipokuna | usipokuna | asipokuna | usipokuna | lisipokuna | kisipokuna | isipokuna | usipokuna | ||
imperative | usikune!‡ | |||||||||
plural person | ||||||||||
1st person sisi |
2nd person ninyi |
3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa) |
Class 4 (mi) |
Class 6 (ma) |
Class 8 (vi) |
Class 10 (n) |
Class 10 (n)† |
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indicative | general | hatukuni | hamkuni | hawakuni | haikuni | hayakuni | havikuni | hazikuni | hazikuni | |
progressive | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | ||
habitual | Use General Form | |||||||||
past | hatukukuna | hamkukuna | hawakukuna | haikukuna | hayakukuna | havikukuna | hazikukuna | hazikukuna | ||
perfect | hatujakuna | hamjakuna | hawajakuna | haijakuna | hayajakuna | havijakuna | hazijakuna | hazijakuna | ||
future | hatutakuna | hamtakuna | hawatakuna | haitakuna | hayatakuna | havitakuna | hazitakuna | hazitakuna | ||
consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
conditional | present | tusingekuna | msingekuna | wasingekuna | isingekuna | yasingekuna | visingekuna | zisingekuna | zisingekuna | |
past | tusingalikuna | msingalikuna | wasingalikuna | isingalikuna | yasingalikuna | visingalikuna | zisingalikuna | zisingalikuna | ||
subjunctive | general | tusikune | msikune | wasikune | isikune | yasikune | visikune | zisikune | zisikune | |
consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
comitative | tusipokuna | msipokuna | wasipokuna | isipokuna | yasipokuna | visipokuna | zisipokuna | zisipokuna | ||
imperative | tusikune | msikune!‡ |
†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form
Verb
kuna
Locative (class 17) of kuwana
- there is/are (in an distant/far location):
Related terms
Veps
Adverb
kuna
Derived terms
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “куда”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Warlpiri
Etymology
From Proto-Ngayarda *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.
Noun
kuna
References
- 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)
Yukpa
Noun
kuna
References
- Sergio Meira, Primeras observaciones sobre la lengua yukpa (2005) (as kuna)
- The Languages of the Andes (2004, Willem F. H. Adelaar, Pieter C. Muysken) (as kúna)