kuña

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

Paraguayan Guarani

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kujã. Cognate with Old Tupi kunhã.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈɲa/
  • (Paraguayan Guarani, Southwestern Guarani, Eastern Guarani) IPA(key): [kuˈɲa], [kũˈɲã]
  • Rhymes: -ã
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ña

Noun

kuña (plural kuñanguéra)

  1. woman

References

  • Canese, Natalia Krivoshein de; Alcaraz, Feliciano Acosta (2016), “kuña”, in Ñe’ẽryru [Dictionary] (overall work in Spanish), Asunción: Instituto Superior de Lenguas, →ISBN, page 51, column 1
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