kuna

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kúna/ку́на. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkuːnə/ Rhymes: -uːnə === Noun === kuna (plural kunas or kune) The former (until 2023) currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa. ==== Translations ==== === References === “kuna”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === Kuan, NKAU == Baagandji == === Alternative forms === guna === Etymology === From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna. === Noun === kuna excrement, faeces, shit === References === Barry Alpher (2004), “Proto-Pama-Nyungan Etyma”, in Claire Bowern, Harold Koch, editors, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, Amsterdam: John Benjamins, →ISBN, section 5.1, pages 439–42 == Chuukese == === Verb === kuna to see == Czech == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Czech kuna, from Proto-Slavic *kuna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkuna] === Noun === kuna f (relational adjective kunový) marten kuna (former currency of Croatia) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kuna”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “kuna”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “kuna”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Dieri == === Etymology === From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna. === Noun === kuna excrement, faeces, shit === References === Barry Alpher (2004), “Proto-Pama-Nyungan Etyma”, in Claire Bowern, Harold Koch, editors, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, Amsterdam: John Benjamins, →ISBN, section 5.1, pages 439–42 == Esperanto == === Etymology === From kun + -a. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkuna/ Rhymes: -una Syllabification: ku‧na === Adjective === kuna (accusative singular kunan, plural kunaj, accusative plural kunajn) joint; combined === Further reading === “kuna”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “kuna”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026 == Estonian == === Etymology === Originally essive singular form of Proto-Finnic *ku. === Conjunction === kuna because as, when, at the same time as ==== Synonyms ==== sest === Adverb === kuna (not comparable) (interrogative, colloquial) when ==== Synonyms ==== kunas millal == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkunɑ/, [ˈkunɑ̝] Rhymes: -unɑ Syllabification(key): ku‧na Hyphenation(key): ku‧na === Etymology 1 === From Serbo-Croatian kuna. ==== Noun ==== kuna kuna (former currency of Croatia) ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== “kuna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronoun ==== kuna (interrogative, archaic) essive singular of kuka (indefinite, archaic) essive singular of kuka === Anagrams === akun, naku == French == === Etymology === From Serbo-Croatian kuna. === Noun === kuna m or f (plural kunas) kuna (former currency of Croatia) ==== Usage notes ==== Used as a masculine and a feminine noun interchangeably == Hawaiian == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *tuna, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuna, from Proto-Austronesian *tuNa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈku.na/, [ˈku.nə] === Noun === kuna a variety of freshwater eel === References === Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “kuna”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkuna/ Hyphenation: ku‧na === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦸꦤ (kuna). ==== Adjective ==== kuna alternative spelling of kuno (“ancient”) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kúna/ку́на. ==== Noun ==== kuna (plural kuna-kuna) kuna: the former (until 2023) currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa === Further reading === “kuna”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Noun === kuna f (plural kune) kuna (former currency of Croatia) == Javanese == === Romanization === kuna romanization of ꦏꦸꦤ == Kituba == === Adverb === kuna there === Verb === kuna to plant to sow == Kongo == === Adverb === kuna there == Lingala == === Etymology === Borrowed from Kongo kuna. === Adverb === kuna there === References === “kuna” in Ekolongonelo ya Lingala: an introductory course, page 25 == Lower Sorbian == === Etymology === From Proto-Slavic *kuna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkuna] === Noun === kuna f marten ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === 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 == === Etymology === From Proto-Ngayarda *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuna/ === Noun === kuna dung, poo, excrement, shit === References === Barry Alpher (2004), “Proto-Pama-Nyungan Etyma”, in Claire Bowern, Harold Koch, editors, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, Amsterdam: John Benjamins, →ISBN, section 5.1, pages 439–42 Dench, Alan Charles. 1995. Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. Series C-125. == Masbatenyo == === Noun === kuna crib; cradle == Ngiyambaa == === Etymology === From Proto-Central New South Wales *gunaŋ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna. === Noun === kuna excrement, faeces, shit === References === Barry Alpher (2004), “Proto-Pama-Nyungan Etyma”, in Claire Bowern, Harold Koch, editors, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, Amsterdam: John Benjamins, →ISBN, section 5.1, pages 439–42 == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Serbo-Croatian kúna, ку́на (“marten”). === Noun === kuna m (definite singular kunaen, indefinite plural kunaar or kunaer, definite plural kunaane or kunaene) (numismatics) kuna === References === “kuna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Pitjantjatjara == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkʊnɐ] === Noun === kuna excrement, dung bowels ==== Derived terms ==== == Pitta-Pitta == === Etymology === From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna. === Noun === kuna dung, poo, excrement, shit === Verb === kuna (intransitive) to defecate === Derived terms === kunakirra === References === Barry Alpher (2004), “Proto-Pama-Nyungan Etyma”, in Claire Bowern, Harold Koch, editors, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, Amsterdam: John Benjamins, →ISBN, section 5.1, pages 439–42 == Polish == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -una Syllabification: ku‧na Homophone: Kuna === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuna. ==== Noun ==== kuna f (related adjective kuni) marten (any mustelid of the genus Martes) leather marten skin (historical) jougs (chained iron collar) Synonym: kunica (Kuyavia) certain part of a wagon (Łowicz, Strugienice, Złaków Borowy) iron fitting at the front of a wagon connecting it to the driver's seat such that a double iron belt is inserted between the nose and the under-axle (Kuyavia) iron hoop at a church door to which criminals are attached (Near Masovian, Western Lublin, Chmielnik) hoop in which the trunnion of a barn's tower rotates ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kuna. ==== Noun ==== kuna f (historical) kuna (former currency of Croatia) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 3 === Clipping of kurwa. ==== Interjection ==== kuna (minced oath) moderately vulgar swearword === Further reading === “kuna I”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “kuna II”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “kuna”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) kuna in PWN's encyclopedia Józef Bliziński (1860), “kuna”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 624 Oskar Kolberg (1867), “kuna”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 272 Władysław Matlakowski (1891), “kuna”, in “Zbiór wyrazów ludowych dawnej ziemi czerskiej”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności‎[5], volume 4, Krakow: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page 364 Hieronim Łopaciński (1892), “kuna”, in “Przyczynki do nowego słownika języka polskiego (słownik wyrazów ludowych z Lubelskiego i innych okolic Królestwa Polskiego)”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 212 Halina Świderska (1929), “kuna”, in Dialekt Księstwa Łowickiego (in Polish), Warsaw, →ISBN, page 110 == Portuguese == === Noun === kuna m or f (plural kunas) kuna (former currency of Croatia) === Further reading === “kuna”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Alternative forms === kn (abbreviation, numismatics) === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kǔːna/ Hyphenation: ku‧na === Noun === kúna f (Cyrillic spelling ку́на) marten kuna (former currency of Croatia, until 2023) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “kuna”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Slovak == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuna/, [ˈkuna] Rhymes: -una Hyphenation: ku‧na === Noun === kuna f (relational adjective kuní) marten kuna (former currency of Croatia) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “kuna”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Slovene == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuna. First attested in the 16th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kùːna/ === Noun === kúna f marten kuna (former currency of Croatia) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “kuna”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkuna/ [ˈku.na] Rhymes: -una Syllabification: ku‧na === Noun === kuna f (plural kunas) kuna == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Verb === -kuna (infinitive kukuna) to scrape, scratch to grate, shred ==== Conjugation ==== === Verb === kuna inflection of -wa na: ku class subject inflected present affirmative ku locative class subject inflected present affirmative (in a distant or indefinite location): there is/are ==== Related terms ==== == Upper Sorbian == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kūnà. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkuna/ Rhymes: -una Hyphenation: ku‧na Syllabification: ku‧na === Noun === kuna f marten ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “kuna”, in Mudra corpus [Upper Sorbian–Czech dictionary] (in Czech), 2024–2026 “kuna” in Soblex == Veps == === Etymology === Akin to Karelian kunne. === Adverb === kuna to where, whither (interrogative) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “куда”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[6], Petrozavodsk: Periodika == Warlpiri == === Etymology === From Proto-Ngayarda *kuna , from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna. === Noun === kuna excrement, dung === References === Barry Alpher (2004), “Proto-Pama-Nyungan Etyma”, in Claire Bowern, Harold Koch, editors, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, Amsterdam: John Benjamins, →ISBN, section 5.1, pages 439–42 == Yoruba == === Etymology === From kù +‎ ọ̀nà (“path”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kù.nã̀/ === Verb === kùnà (transitive, intransitive) to miss (the way or mark), to go in the wrong direction Synonym: ṣìnà (intransitive) to fail (in one's attempt) ==== Derived terms ==== ìkùnà (“failure, the act of missing”) akùnà (“a failure”) ==== Related terms ==== àìyege (“lack of success”) == Yukpa == === Etymology === From Proto-Cariban *tuna. === Noun === kuna water === 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)