kunat

Albanian

Etymology

Compare Romanian cumnat, Aromanian cumnat, Dalmatian comnut. Ultimately from Latin cognātus; a direct borrowing is uncertain.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuˈnat/

Noun

kunat m (plural kunetër, definite kunati, definite plural kunetërit)

brother-in-law

Declension

Declension of kunat

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	kunat	kunetër	kunati	kunetërit
accusative	kunat	kunetër	kunatin	kunetërit
dative	kunati	kunetërve	kunatit	kunetërvet
ablative	kunati	kunetërish	kunatit	kunetërvet

Coordinate terms

kunatë

Tagalog

Alternative forms

conat — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kuñat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-nat (“to stretch”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkunat/, [ˈku.nɐt]
Rhymes: -unat
Hyphenation: ku‧nat

Noun

kunat (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈᜆ᜔)

hardness to chew; loss of crispiness (of food)
ductility; flexibility; pliability; resiliency
Synonyms: ganit, gatil
(slang) stinginess
Synonyms: damot, kakuriputan, karamutan

Derived terms

kumunat
makunat

Further reading

“kunat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.