kunya

See also: kunþa

English

Etymology

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

• teknonym

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

Derived terms

(Nouns)

• rũkunyũ class 11

(Proverbs)

• gatinyinyiraga gatarĩ gakunye

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

kunya (verbal noun of the ku class)

1. infinitive of -nya