kuna

See also: Kuna, kúna, kùna, kuña, -kuna, kuną, and kūną

English

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian куна.

Noun

kuna (plural kunas)

  1. the currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa

Translations

Anagrams

Baagandji

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

Noun

kuna

  1. excrement, faeces, shit

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)

Chuukese

Verb

kuna

  1. to see

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Noun

kuna f

  1. marten
  2. kuna (currency of Croatia)

Declension
Declension
singular plural
nominative kuna kuny
genitive kuny kun
dative kuně kunám
accusative kunu kuny
vocative kuno kuny
locative kuně kunách
instrumental kunou kunami

Dieri

Etymology

From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

Noun

kuna

  1. excrement, faeces, shit

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

Etymology

From kun +‎ -a.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkuna/
  • Hyphenation: kun‧a
  • Rhymes: -una

Adjective

kuna (accusative singular kunan, plural kunaj, accusative plural kunajn)

  1. joint; combined

Estonian

Etymology

Derived from kui.

Conjunction

kuna

  1. because
    Ma ei lähe homme kooli, kuna ma pean linna minema.
    I won't go to school tomorrow, because I have to go to the city.
  2. as, when, at the same time as
    Ema tõusis hommikul varakult, kuna pere jäi veel magama.
    Mother rose early, as the family was still sleeping.

Synonyms

Adverb

kuna

  1. (interrogative, colloquial) when
    Kuna me rahad siis saame?
    When will we get our money then?

Synonyms

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkunɑ/, [ˈkunɑ]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧na

Pronoun

kuna

  1. (interrogative, archaic) Essive singular form of kuka.
  2. (indefinite, archaic) Essive singular form of kuka.

Noun

kuna

  1. kuna (currency of Croatia)
Declension
Inflection of kuna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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
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 or f (plural kunas)

  1. kuna (currency of Croatia)

Usage notes
  • Used as a masculine and a feminine noun interchangably

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tuna

Noun

kuna

  1. eel

Italian

Noun

kuna f (plural kune)

  1. kuna (currency of Croatia)

Lingala

Adverb

kuna

  1. 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

  1. marten

Declension
Declension of kuna
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kuna kunje kuny
Genitive kuny kunowu kunow
Dative kunje kunoma kunam
Accusative kunu kunje kuny
Instrumental kunu kunoma kunami
Locative kunje kunoma kunach

Martuthunira

Etymology

From Proto-Ngayarda *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuna/

Noun

kuna

  1. dung, poo, excrement, shit

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 *gunaŋ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

Noun

kuna

  1. excrement, faeces, shit

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkʊnɐ]

Noun

kuna

  1. excrement, dung
  2. bowels

Derived terms

Pitta-Pitta

Etymology

From Proto-Karnic *kuna, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

Noun

kuna

  1. dung, poo, excrement, shit

Verb

kuna

  1. (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): /ˈku.na/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

kuna f

  1. marten
  2. kuna (currency of Croatia)

Declension
declension of kuna
singular plural
nominative kuna kuny
genitive kuny kun
dative kunie kunom
accusative kunę kuny
instrumental kuną kunami
locative kunie kunach
vocative kuno kuny

Derived terms

Further reading
  • kuna in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

kuna m or f (in variation) (plural kunas)

  1. kuna (currency of Croatia)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms
  • kn (abbreviation, currency)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kǔːna/
  • Hyphenation: ku‧na

Noun

kúna f (Cyrillic spelling ку́на)

  1. marten
  2. kuna (currency of Croatia)

Declension
Declension of kuna
singular plural
nominative kuna kune
genitive kune kuna
dative kuni kunama
accusative kunu kune
vocative kuno kune
locative kuni kunama
instrumental kunom kunama

References
  • “kuna” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkuna/

Noun

kuna f (genitive singular kuny, nominative plural kuny, genitive plural kún, declension pattern of žena)

  1. marten
  2. kuna (currency of Croatia)

Declension
Declension of kuna
singular plural
nominative kuna kuny
genitive kuny kún
dative kune kunám
accusative kunu kuny
locative kune kunách
instrumental kunou kunami

Further reading
  • kuna in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkùːna/
  • Tonal orthography: kúna

Noun

kúna f (genitive kúne, nominative plural kúne)

  1. marten
  2. kuna (currency of Croatia)

Declension
Declension of kúna (feminine, a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative kúna kúni kúne
accusative kúno kúni kúne
genitive kúne kún kún
dative kúni kúnama kúnam
locative kúni kúnah kúnah
instrumental kúno kúnama kúnami

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkuna/

Noun

kuna f (plural kunas)

  1. kuna

Swahili

Verb

-kuna (infinitive kukuna)

  1. to scrape, scratch
  2. to grate, shred

Conjugation
Conjugation of -kuna
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kukuna kutokuna
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative kuna kuneni
Habitual hukuna
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive nilikuna
nalikuna		 tulikuna
twalikuna		 ulikuna
walikuna		 mlikuna
mwalikuna		 alikuna walikuna ulikuna ilikuna lilikuna yalikuna kilikuna vilikuna ilikuna zilikuna ulikuna kulikuna palikuna mulikuna
Relative niliokuna
naliokuna		 tuliokuna
twaliokuna		 uliokuna
waliokuna		 mliokuna
mwaliokuna		 aliokuna waliokuna uliokuna iliokuna liliokuna yaliokuna kiliokuna viliokuna iliokuna ziliokuna uliokuna kuliokuna paliokuna muliokuna
Negative sikukuna hatukukuna hukukuna hamkukuna hakukuna hawakukuna haukukuna haikukuna halikukuna hayakukuna hakikukuna havikukuna haikukuna hazikukuna haukukuna hakukukuna hapakukuna hamukukuna
Present
Positive ninakuna
nakuna		 tunakuna unakuna mnakuna anakuna wanakuna unakuna inakuna linakuna yanakuna kinakuna vinakuna inakuna zinakuna unakuna kunakuna panakuna munakuna
Relative ninaokuna
naokuna		 tunaokuna unaokuna mnaokuna anaokuna wanaokuna unaokuna inaokuna linaokuna yanaokuna kinaokuna vinaokuna inaokuna zinaokuna unaokuna kunaokuna panaokuna munaokuna
Negative sikuni hatukuni hukuni hamkuni hakuni hawakuni haukuni haikuni halikuni hayakuni hakikuni havikuni haikuni hazikuni haukuni hakukuni hapakuni hamukuni
Future
Positive nitakuna tutakuna utakuna mtakuna atakuna watakuna utakuna itakuna litakuna yatakuna kitakuna vitakuna itakuna zitakuna utakuna kutakuna patakuna mutakuna
Relative nitakaokuna tutakaokuna utakaokuna mtakaokuna atakaokuna watakaokuna utakaokuna itakaokuna litakaokuna yatakaokuna kitakaokuna vitakaokuna itakaokuna zitakaokuna utakaokuna kutakaokuna patakaokuna mutakaokuna
Negative sitakuna hatutakuna hutakuna hamtakuna hatakuna hawatakuna hautakuna haitakuna halitakuna hayatakuna hakitakuna havitakuna haitakuna hazitakuna hautakuna hakutakuna hapatakuna hamutakuna
Subjunctive
Positive nikune tukune ukune mkune akune wakune ukune ikune likune yakune kikune vikune ikune zikune ukune kukune pakune mukune
Negative nisikune tusikune usikune msikune asikune wasikune usikune isikune lisikune yasikune kisikune visikune isikune zisikune usikune kusikune pasikune musikune
Present Conditional
Positive ningekuna tungekuna ungekuna mngekuna angekuna wangekuna ungekuna ingekuna lingekuna yangekuna kingekuna vingekuna ingekuna zingekuna ungekuna kungekuna pangekuna mungekuna
Negative nisingekuna
singekuna		 tusingekuna
hatungekuna		 usingekuna
hungekuna		 msingekuna
hamngekuna		 asingekuna
hangekuna		 wasingekuna
hawangekuna		 usingekuna
haungekuna		 isingekuna
haingekuna		 lisingekuna
halingekuna		 yasingekuna
hayangekuna		 kisingekuna
hakingekuna		 visingekuna
havingekuna		 isingekuna
haingekuna		 zisingekuna
hazingekuna		 usingekuna
haungekuna		 kusingekuna
hakungekuna		 pasingekuna
hapangekuna		 musingekuna
hamungekuna
Past Conditional
Positive ningalikuna tungalikuna ungalikuna mngalikuna angalikuna wangalikuna ungalikuna ingalikuna lingalikuna yangalikuna kingalikuna vingalikuna ingalikuna zingalikuna ungalikuna kungalikuna pangalikuna mungalikuna
Negative nisingalikuna
singalikuna		 tusingalikuna
hatungalikuna		 usingalikuna
hungalikuna		 msingalikuna
hamngalikuna		 asingalikuna
hangalikuna		 wasingalikuna
hawangalikuna		 usingalikuna
haungalikuna		 isingalikuna
haingalikuna		 lisingalikuna
halingalikuna		 yasingalikuna
hayangalikuna		 kisingalikuna
hakingalikuna		 visingalikuna
havingalikuna		 isingalikuna
haingalikuna		 zisingalikuna
hazingalikuna		 usingalikuna
haungalikuna		 kusingalikuna
hakungalikuna		 pasingalikuna
hapangalikuna		 musingalikuna
hamungalikuna
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelikuna tungelikuna ungelikuna mngelikuna angelikuna wangelikuna ungelikuna ingelikuna lingelikuna yangelikuna kingelikuna vingelikuna ingelikuna zingelikuna ungelikuna kungelikuna pangelikuna mungelikuna
General Relative
Positive nikunao tukunao ukunao mkunao akunao wakunao ukunao ikunao likunao yakunao kikunao vikunao ikunao zikunao ukunao kukunao pakunao mukunao
Negative nisiokuna tusiokuna usiokuna msiokuna asiokuna wasiokuna usiokuna isiokuna lisiokuna yasiokuna kisiokuna visiokuna isiokuna zisiokuna usiokuna kusiokuna pasiokuna musiokuna
Gnomic
Positive nakuna twakuna wakuna mwakuna akuna wakuna wakuna yakuna lakuna yakuna chakuna vyakuna yakuna zakuna wakuna kwakuna pakuna mwakuna
Perfect
Positive nimekuna tumekuna umekuna mmekuna amekuna wamekuna umekuna imekuna limekuna yamekuna kimekuna vimekuna imekuna zimekuna umekuna kumekuna pamekuna mumekuna
"Already"
Positive nimeshakuna tumeshakuna umeshakuna mmeshakuna ameshakuna wameshakuna umeshakuna imeshakuna limeshakuna yameshakuna kimeshakuna vimeshakuna imeshakuna zimeshakuna umeshakuna kumeshakuna pameshakuna mumeshakuna
"Not yet"
Negative sijakuna hatujakuna hujakuna hamjakuna hajakuna hawajakuna haujakuna haijakuna halijakuna hayajakuna hakijakuna havijakuna haijakuna hazijakuna haujakuna hakujakuna hapajakuna hamujakuna
"If/When"
Positive nikikuna tukikuna ukikuna mkikuna akikuna wakikuna ukikuna ikikuna likikuna yakikuna kikikuna vikikuna ikikuna zikikuna ukikuna kukikuna pakikuna mukikuna
"If not"
Negative nisipokuna tusipokuna usipokuna msipokuna asipokuna wasipokuna usipokuna isipokuna lisipokuna yasipokuna kisipokuna visipokuna isipokuna zisipokuna usipokuna kusipokuna pasipokuna musipokuna
Consecutive
Positive nikakuna tukakuna ukakuna mkakuna akakuna wakakuna ukakuna ikakuna likakuna yakakuna kikakuna vikakuna ikakuna zikakuna ukakuna kukakuna pakakuna mukakuna
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Verb

kuna

Locative (class 17) of kuwa na

  1. there is/are (in an distant or indefinite location):

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Noun

kuna f

  1. marten

Declension
Declension of kuna
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kuna kunje kuny
Genitive kuny kunow kunow
Dative kunje kunomaj kunam
Accusative kunu kunje kuny
Instrumental kunu kunomaj kunami
Locative kunje kunomaj kunach

Veps

Etymology

Akin to Karelian kunne.

Adverb

kuna

  1. 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], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Warlpiri

Etymology

From Proto-Ngayarda *kuna , from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

Noun

kuna

  1. excrement, dung

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

  1. water

References
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