Abuna

See also: abuna and Abunã

English

Etymology 1

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.[1]

Translations

river in the border between Bolivia and Brazil

Portuguese: Abunã m

Etymology 2

From Amharic, from Arabic أَبُونَا‎ (ʾabūnā, “our father”), from أَبُو‎ (ʾabū), a form of أَب‎ (ʾab, “father”), and ـنَا‎ (-nā, “our”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbuː.nə/
(US) IPA^(key): /əˈbu.nə/

Proper noun

Abuna

The title of the leader, or patriarch, of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. [First attested in the early 17^th century.][2]

Translations

abuna — see abuna

References

“Abuna” in William Morris, editor, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, N.Y.: American Heritage Publishing Co., 1971 [1969], OCLC 299754516, page 6.
“Abuna” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.

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