dauna

See also: daună and dăuna

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German dannen, from Old High German danana, from Proto-West Germanic *þananā, extension of *þan. Compare German dannen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥ɑɔ̯nɐ/, /d̥ɒ̃ːnɐ/ (East Central)

Adverb

dauna

  1. (East Central Bavarian, Vienna) away (direction towards the speaker)

Usage notes

Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).

Muyuw

Noun

dauna

  1. water

References

  • A Comparative Vocabulary of the Dialects of British New Guinea (1895)

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈda.una]

Noun

dauna f

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of daună
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