うな

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
項

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝna̠]

Prefix

うな • (una-) ←うな (una)?

  1. of the neck or nape[1]
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Non-standard form of 己 (ono, unu, “second person pronoun”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝna̠]

Pronoun

うな • (una) 

  1. (dialect) a second person pronoun:
    1. (dialect, Tōhoku, Tochigi, Hachijō, Niigata, Nagano, Mie, Kyūshū) you (only used to subordinates or being rude)
      Synonym: お前 (omae, standard)
    2. (dialect, Kōzushima) you (formal)
      Synonym: あなた (anata, standard)

See also
  • 己 (onore, ono, unu)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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