laana
See also: låna
Alabama
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *lakna.
Adjective
laana
Fula
Noun
- (Pular, Pulaar, Western Niger Fulfulde) boat, ship, vessel
- laana cuurki ― steamboat
- laana ndiwoowa ― plane
- jom laana ― sailor
References
- Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
- M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
- Richard Smith, Urs Niggli, Dictionnaire fulfulde - anglais - français, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2016.
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic لَعْنَة (laʕna).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /lɑˈɑ.nɑ/
- (unadapted from Arabic) IPA(key): /lɑˈʕɑ.nɑ/
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
laana class IX (plural laana class X)
- a condemnation or criticism
- a curse (supernatural detriment)
Related terms
- -laani (“to condemn, to curse”)
References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 271 Nr. 2544