Abuna

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Portuguese Abunã. ==== Pronunciation ==== (US) IPA(key): /ɑˈbu.nɑ/ ==== Proper noun ==== Abuna (uncountable) A river in northeastern Bolivia that forms part of its border with Brazil. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Ge'ez አቡነ (ʾäbunä, “our father”), from Arabic أَبُونَا (ʔabūnā, “our father”), from أَبُو (ʔabū), a form of أَب (ʔab, “father”), and ـنَا (-nā, “our”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈbuː.nə/ (US) IPA(key): /əˈbu.nə/ ==== Noun ==== Abuna (plural Abunas) The title of the leader, or patriarch, of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. [First attested in the early 17th century.] ===== Translations ===== === References ===