rona

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rona"

English

Alternative forms

• 'rona

Etymology

A clipping of corona, itself a clipping of coronavirus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹəʊnə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹoʊnə/
• Homophone: Rhona

Noun

rona (uncountable)

1. (informal, often with "the") COVID-19.

   If I caught the rona, I'd make sure I self-isolate for two weeks minimum!

   • 2020 March 14, Rhian Daly, “Lil Nas X and Megan Thee Stallion offer fans financial assistance during coronavirus outbreak”, in NME:

     “bruh you’re goat, I don’t get a paycheck for another week & even then I think my store is shutting down next week cos of rona,” one Twitter user replied to Lil Nas.

   • 2020 March 17, Bernard Beanz Smalls, “Kevin Durant Confirms He's 1 of The 4 Brooklyn Nets With The Rona, Twitter Reacts”, in Hip-Hop Wired:

     The rona is out here getting everyone. NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski first dropped the “Wojbomb” that four Brooklyn Nets players test[ed] positive for COVID-19 but initially didn't release the names of those individuals.

   • 2020 March 18, “'Better Things' Star Pamela Adlon is Everyone's Mom: Listen to Episode 19 of 'Watch Less'”, in Complex:

     COVID19 might be shutting down the world as we know it (get better soon, Tom and Rita), but that rona can't stop the pod.

   • 2020 March 19, Tom Maloney, “Traders create ultimate work from home 'rona rigs'”, in The Australian Financial Review:

     Morgan Stanley has offered some investment-banking employees $500 to cover equipment purchases, according to social media posts, which may soon result in more creative Rona Rigs on Instagram.

   • 2020 March 19, “Some Unexpected Coronavirus Dilemmas”, in Mamamia:

     Jessie's dad can do a plank for 10 minutes so should he worry about getting the 'rona?

   • 2020 November 7, Dave Chappelle on Saturday Night Live:

     No one’s around him this time, because you know, you know, he had the rona.

   • 2021 March 30 (publication date), Juan Nevarez Living With The Rona (description: "Living in a mostly isolated part of the country, [two people] are both surprised when they are infected with COVID-19.")

Synonyms

• corona

Derived terms

• Miss Rona

Anagrams

• Arno, NRAO, roan, Anor, Oran, Naro, Nora, Aron

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• runa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾoˈnaʔ/ [ɾoˈn̪aʔ]
• Hyphenation: ro‧na

Noun

ronâ (Basahan spelling ᜍᜓᜈ) (formal)

1. place, location

   Synonyms: lugar, puwesto, destino

2. region, locality

   Synonym: rehiyon

Malay

Alternative forms

• (Jawi, obsolete) رون - pre-1986

Etymology

Metathesized form of warna, from Sanskrit वर्ण (varṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ɾona/
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ɾonə/
• (Kedah-Penang) IPA^(key): /ɣonɒ/
• Hyphenation: ro‧na

Noun

rona (Jawi spelling رونا, plural rona-rona, informal 1st possessive ronaku, 2nd possessive ronamu, 3rd possessive ronanya)

1. colour
   • 1963, Arena Wati, Gelora, Pustaka Antara, page 245:

     Dan mata-nya mĕmancar dĕngan rona bĕrahi.

     And his eyes shone with the colour of passion.

   • 1981, Nazel Hashim Mohamad, Telatah, Eastern Universities Press (M), page 17,

     Selama pohon bongor itu di situ selama itulah kubur si Apek bongkok akan dihiasi dengan bebunga rona ungu muda.

     As long as the Giant Crape-myrtle tree is there, the grave of the hunched Chinaman will always be adorned with light purple-coloured flowers.

   • 1997, Abdullah Hussain, Dari Kota Cahaya, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, page 350:

     Merenung muka suaminya yang diam tenang dan tak bergerak, yang telah tidak ada rona lagi.

     She stared at her husband's tranquil and unmoving face, which no longer bore any colour.

Synonyms

• warna

Derived terms

• berona
• meronai
• meronakan
• serona

References

• "rona" in Kamus Dewan, Third Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 1996.

• “rona” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• "warna" in A Dictionary of the Malayan Language, in Two Parts, Malayan and English and English and Malayan, William Marsden, Cox and Baylis, 1812, page 353.
• "rona" in A Malay-English Dictionary, Richard James Wilkinson, Kelly & Walsh Limited, 1901-1903, page 350.

Anagrams

• onar, oran

Maori

Noun

rona

1. a binder (for holding papers together)

Verb

rona

1. to bind, to tie together, to confine or tie down with cord

Sotho

Pronoun

rona

1. we, us

Tetum

Etymology

From *don(g)a, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ. Compare Malay dengar.

Verb

rona

1. to hear

Tswana

Pronoun

rona

1. us

   Bontsi jwa rona re setse re alogile

   Most of us have already graduated