kunat
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cognātus.[1] Compare Romanian cumnat, Aromanian cumnat, Dalmatian comnut.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈnat/
Noun
kunat m (plural kunetër, definite kunati, definite plural kunetërit)
- brother-in-law
- Coordinate term: kunatë
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kunat | kunati | kunetër | kunetërit |
| accusative | kunatin | |||
| dative | kunati | kunatit | kunetërve | kunetërve |
| ablative | kunetërish | |||
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kunat”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 204
Further reading
- “kunat”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- conat — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *kuñat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-nat (“to stretch”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkunat/ [ˈkuː.n̪ɐt̪̚]
- Rhymes: -unat
- Syllabification: ku‧nat
Noun
kunat (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈᜆ᜔)
- chewiness; loss of crispiness (of food)
- ductility; flexibility; pliability; resiliency
- (slang) stinginess
- Synonyms: damot, kakuriputan, karamutan
Derived terms
- kumunat
- makunat
Further reading
- “kunat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018