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4-letter words (1 found)

KUNA,

3-letter words (1 found)

AUK,

2-letter words (5 found)

AN,KA,NA,NU,UN,

You can make 7 words from kuna according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

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kuna ukna knua nkua unka nuka kuan ukan kaun akun uakn aukn knau nkau kanu aknu naku anku unak nuak uank aunk nauk anuk

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Definitions and meaning of kuna

kuna

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kúna/ку́на.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uːnə

Noun

kuna (plural kunas)

  1. The former (until 2023) currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Kuan, NKAU

Baagandji

Alternative forms

  • guna

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

Inherited from Old Czech kuna, from Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkuna]

Noun

kuna f (related adjective kunový)

  1. marten
  2. kuna (former currency of Croatia)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • kuna in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kuna in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • kuna in Internetová jazyková příručka

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]
  • Rhymes: -una
  • Hyphenation: kun‧a

Adjective

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

  1. joint; combined

Estonian

Etymology

Originally essive singular form of Proto-Finnic *ku.

Conjunction

kuna

  1. because
  2. as, when, at the same time as

Synonyms

  • sest

Adverb

kuna (not comparable)

  1. (interrogative, colloquial) when

Synonyms

  • kunas
  • millal

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkunɑ/, [ˈkunɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -unɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧na

Etymology 1

Pronoun

kuna

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

Etymology 2

From Serbo-Croatian kuna.

Noun

kuna

  1. 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 2023-07-01

Anagrams

  • akun, naku

French

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian kuna.

Noun

kuna m or f (plural kunas)

  1. kuna (former currency of Croatia)

Usage notes

  • Used as a masculine and a feminine noun interchangably

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tuna, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuna, from Proto-Austronesian *tuNa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.na/, [ˈku.nə]

Noun

kuna

  1. A variety of freshwater eel.

References

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kuna”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese kuna (ꦏꦸꦤ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuna/
  • Hyphenation: ku‧na

Adjective

kuna

  1. Alternative spelling of kuno (“ancient”)

Italian

Noun

kuna f (plural kune)

  1. kuna (former currency of Croatia)

Kituba

Adverb

kuna

  1. there

Verb

kuna

  1. to plant
  2. to sow

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 animal

  1. 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

  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.

Masbatenyo

Noun

kuna

  1. crib; cradle

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)

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)

  1. (numismatics) kuna

References

  • “kuna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.na/
  • Rhymes: -una
  • Syllabification: ku‧na

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Noun

kuna f

  1. marten (any mustelid of the genus Martes)
  2. leather marten skin
  3. (historical) jougs (chained iron collar)
    Synonym: kunica
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kuna, from Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Noun

kuna f

  1. (historical) kuna (former currency of Croatia)
Declension

Further reading

  • kuna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kuna in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

kuna m or f (plural kunas)

  1. kuna (former currency of Croatia)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

  • kn (abbreviation, currency)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kúna f (Cyrillic spelling ку́на)

  1. marten
  2. kuna (former currency of Croatia, until 2023)

Declension

Further reading

  • “kuna” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited 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 (former currency of Croatia)

Declension

Derived terms

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, 2024

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kùːna/

Noun

kúna f

  1. marten
  2. kuna (former currency of Croatia)

Inflection

Further reading

  • “kuna”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuna/ [ˈku.na]
  • Rhymes: -una
  • Syllabification: ku‧na

Noun

kuna f (plural kunas)

  1. kuna

Swahili

Pronunciation

Verb

-kuna (infinitive kukuna)

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

Conjugation

Verb

kuna

  1. inflection of -wa na:
    1. ku class subject inflected present affirmative
    2. ku locative class subject inflected present affirmative
    3. (in a distant or indefinite location): there is/are

Related terms

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kuna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kuˈna]

Noun

kuna f

  1. marten

Declension

Further reading

  • kuna in Hornjoserbsko-němski Słownik

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]‎[2], 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)

Yoruba

Etymology

From kù +‎ ọ̀nà (“path”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kù.nã̀/

Verb

kùnà

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to miss (the way or mark), to go in the wrong direction
    Synonym: ṣìnà
  2. (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

  1. 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)

Source: wiktionary.org