kunya

kunya

See also: kunþa

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic كُنْيَة (kunya).

    Noun

    kunya (plural kunyas)

    1. An epithet in Arabic names, typically deriving from the name of the bearer's first-born son.

    Hypernyms

    Hausa

    Etymology 1

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kún.jàː/
      • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [kʷʊ́ɲ.jàː]

    Noun

    kunyā̀ f (possessed form kunyàr̃)

    1. shame, embarrassment
    2. modesty

    Etymology 2

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kún.jáː/
      • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [kʷʊ́ɲ.jáː]

    Noun

    kunyā f (plural kunyōyī, possessed form kunyar̃)

    1. (agriculture) row (between ridges)

    Kikuyu

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kuɲa/

    Verb

    kunya (infinitive gũkunya)

    1. to pinch[1]

    Derived terms

    (Nouns)

    (Proverbs)

    References

    1. ^ Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 362. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).

    Swahili

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Verb

    kunya (verbal noun of the ku class)

    1. infinitive of -nya