buna
Afar
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Amharic ቡና (buna). Cognates include Oromo buna and Sidamo buna.
Pronunciation
Noun
búna m or buná f (plural bunitté f)
- (Southern Afar) coffee
Declension
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References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “buna”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Didier Morin (2012) “BUNA”, in Dictionnaire afar-français (Djibouti, Erythrée, Ethiopie), Karthala, →ISBN, page 252
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Azerbaijani
Pronoun
buna
- dative singular of bu
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧na
Noun
buna
- the forehead
Dalmatian
Etymology
From Latin bonus. Compare Romanian bună.
Adjective
buna f
- feminine singular of bun
- Buna dai. ― Good day.
- Buna siara. ― Good evening.
- Buna nuot. ― Good night.
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʏːna/
- Rhymes: -ʏːna
Etymology 1
Noun
buna f (genitive singular bunu, nominative plural bunur)
- (countable) jet (of water), spurt
- (uncountable) loquacity, talkativeness
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | buna | bunan | bunur | bunurnar |
| accusative | bunu | bununa | bunur | bunurnar |
| dative | bunu | bununni | bunum | bununum |
| genitive | bunu | bununnar | buna | bunanna |
Etymology 2
Verb
buna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bunaði, supine bunað)
Conjugation
| infinitive nafnháttur | að buna | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine sagnbót | bunað | |||||
| present participle |
bunandi | |||||
| indicative |
subjunctive | |||||
| present |
past |
present |
past | |||
| singular | ég | buna | bunaði | buni | bunaði | |
| þú | bunar | bunaðir | bunir | bunaðir | ||
| hann, hún, það | bunar | bunaði | buni | bunaði | ||
| plural | við | bunum | bunuðum | bunum | bunuðum | |
| þið | bunið | bunuðuð | bunið | bunuðuð | ||
| þeir, þær, þau | buna | bunuðu | buni | bunuðu | ||
| imperative boðháttur | ||||||
| singular | þú | buna (þú), bunaðu | ||||
| plural | þið | bunið (þið), buniði1 | ||||
| infinitive nafnháttur | að bunast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine sagnbót | bunast | |||||
| present participle |
bunandist (rare; see appendix) | |||||
| indicative |
subjunctive | |||||
| present |
past |
present |
past | |||
| singular | ég | bunast | bunaðist | bunist | bunaðist | |
| þú | bunast | bunaðist | bunist | bunaðist | ||
| hann, hún, það | bunast | bunaðist | bunist | bunaðist | ||
| plural | við | bunumst | bunuðumst | bunumst | bunuðumst | |
| þið | bunist | bunuðust | bunist | bunuðust | ||
| þeir, þær, þau | bunast | bunuðust | bunist | bunuðust | ||
| imperative boðháttur | ||||||
| singular | þú | bunast (þú), bunastu | ||||
| plural | þið | bunist (þið), bunisti1 | ||||
Italian
Etymology
Blend of bu[tadiene] + na[trium] (“sodium”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbu.na/
- Rhymes: -una
- Hyphenation: bù‧na
Noun
buna f (uncountable)
See also
Further reading
- buna in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Oromo
Etymology
From Amharic ቡና (buna). Cognates include Afar buna and Sidamo buna.
Noun
buna
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbu.na]
Adjective
buna
- definite nominative/accusative feminine singular of bun
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
buna m
- genitive singular of bun
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǔːna/
- Hyphenation: bu‧na
Noun
búna f (Cyrillic spelling бу́на)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | buna | bune |
| genitive | bune | buna |
| dative | buni | bunama |
| accusative | bunu | bune |
| vocative | buno | bune |
| locative | buni | bunama |
| instrumental | bunom | bunama |
Sidamo
Etymology
Borrowed from Amharic ቡና (buna). Cognates include Afar buna and Oromo buna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuna/
- Hyphenation: bu‧na
Noun
buna m (uncountable)
Declension
| unmodified | modified | |
|---|---|---|
| predicative | buna | |
| nominative | bunu | buni |
| genitive | bunu*) | buni*) |
| dative | bunaho | bunira |
| accusative | buna*) | |
| ablative | bununni | buninni |
*) Stressed on the final vowel.
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “buna”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
Swazi
Verb
-buna
- to wither
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Thao
Noun
buna
Turkish
Pronoun
buna
- dative singular of bu
Xhosa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-buna
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Yogad
Noun
buná
Zulu
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-buna
Inflection
| positive | negative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ukubuna | ukungabuni | ||||
| imperative | ||||||
| simple | + object concord | |||||
| singular | buna | -bune | ||||
| plural | bunani | -buneni | ||||
| present | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiyabuna, ngibuna | engibunayo, engibuna | ngibuna | angibuni | engingabuni | ngingabuni |
| 2nd singular | uyabuna, ubuna | obunayo, obuna | ubuna | awubuni | ongabuni | ungabuni |
| 1st plural | siyabuna, sibuna | esibunayo, esibuna | sibuna | asibuni | esingabuni | singabuni |
| 2nd plural | niyabuna, nibuna | enibunayo, enibuna | nibuna | anibuni | eningabuni | ningabuni |
| class 1 | uyabuna, ubuna | obunayo, obuna | ebuna | akabuni | ongabuni | engabuni |
| class 2 | bayabuna, babuna | ababunayo, ababuna | bebuna | ababuni | abangabuni | bengabuni |
| class 3 | uyabuna, ubuna | obunayo, obuna | ubuna | awubuni | ongabuni | ungabuni |
| class 4 | iyabuna, ibuna | ebunayo, ebuna | ibuna | ayibuni | engabuni | ingabuni |
| class 5 | liyabuna, libuna | elibunayo, elibuna | libuna | alibuni | elingabuni | lingabuni |
| class 6 | ayabuna, abuna | abunayo, abuna | ebuna | awabuni | angabuni | engabuni |
| class 7 | siyabuna, sibuna | esibunayo, esibuna | sibuna | asibuni | esingabuni | singabuni |
| class 8 | ziyabuna, zibuna | ezibunayo, ezibuna | zibuna | azibuni | ezingabuni | zingabuni |
| class 9 | iyabuna, ibuna | ebunayo, ebuna | ibuna | ayibuni | engabuni | ingabuni |
| class 10 | ziyabuna, zibuna | ezibunayo, ezibuna | zibuna | azibuni | ezingabuni | zingabuni |
| class 11 | luyabuna, lubuna | olubunayo, olubuna | lubuna | alubuni | olungabuni | lungabuni |
| class 14 | buyabuna, bubuna | obubunayo, obubuna | bubuna | abubuni | obungabuni | bungabuni |
| class 15 | kuyabuna, kubuna | okubunayo, okubuna | kubuna | akubuni | okungabuni | kungabuni |
| class 17 | kuyabuna, kubuna | okubunayo, okubuna | kubuna | akubuni | okungabuni | kungabuni |
| recent past | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngibunile, ngibunē | engibunile, engibunē | ngibunile, ngibunē | angibunanga | engingabunanga | ngingabunanga |
| 2nd singular | ubunile, ubunē | obunile, obunē | ubunile, ubunē | awubunanga | ongabunanga | ungabunanga |
| 1st plural | sibunile, sibunē | esibunile, esibunē | sibunile, sibunē | asibunanga | esingabunanga | singabunanga |
| 2nd plural | nibunile, nibunē | enibunile, enibunē | nibunile, nibunē | anibunanga | eningabunanga | ningabunanga |
| class 1 | ubunile, ubunē | obunile, obunē | ebunile, ebunē | akabunanga | ongabunanga | engabunanga |
| class 2 | babunile, babunē | ababunile, ababunē | bebunile, bebunē | ababunanga | abangabunanga | bengabunanga |
| class 3 | ubunile, ubunē | obunile, obunē | ubunile, ubunē | awubunanga | ongabunanga | ungabunanga |
| class 4 | ibunile, ibunē | ebunile, ebunē | ibunile, ibunē | ayibunanga | engabunanga | ingabunanga |
| class 5 | libunile, libunē | elibunile, elibunē | libunile, libunē | alibunanga | elingabunanga | lingabunanga |
| class 6 | abunile, abunē | abunile, abunē | ebunile, ebunē | awabunanga | angabunanga | engabunanga |
| class 7 | sibunile, sibunē | esibunile, esibunē | sibunile, sibunē | asibunanga | esingabunanga | singabunanga |
| class 8 | zibunile, zibunē | ezibunile, ezibunē | zibunile, zibunē | azibunanga | ezingabunanga | zingabunanga |
| class 9 | ibunile, ibunē | ebunile, ebunē | ibunile, ibunē | ayibunanga | engabunanga | ingabunanga |
| class 10 | zibunile, zibunē | ezibunile, ezibunē | zibunile, zibunē | azibunanga | ezingabunanga | zingabunanga |
| class 11 | lubunile, lubunē | olubunile, olubunē | lubunile, lubunē | alubunanga | olungabunanga | lungabunanga |
| class 14 | bubunile, bubunē | obubunile, obubunē | bubunile, bubunē | abubunanga | obungabunanga | bungabunanga |
| class 15 | kubunile, kubunē | okubunile, okubunē | kubunile, kubunē | akubunanga | okungabunanga | kungabunanga |
| class 17 | kubunile, kubunē | okubunile, okubunē | kubunile, kubunē | akubunanga | okungabunanga | kungabunanga |
| remote past | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngābuna | engābuna | ngābuna | angibunanga | engingabunanga | ngingabunanga |
| 2nd singular | wābuna | owābuna | wābuna | awubunanga | ongabunanga | ungabunanga |
| 1st plural | sābuna | esābuna | sābuna | asibunanga | esingabunanga | singabunanga |
| 2nd plural | nābuna | enābuna | nābuna | anibunanga | eningabunanga | ningabunanga |
| class 1 | wābuna | owābuna | ābuna | akabunanga | ongabunanga | engabunanga |
| class 2 | bābuna | abābuna | bābuna | ababunanga | abangabunanga | bengabunanga |
| class 3 | wābuna | owābuna | wābuna | awubunanga | ongabunanga | ungabunanga |
| class 4 | yābuna | eyābuna | yābuna | ayibunanga | engabunanga | ingabunanga |
| class 5 | lābuna | elābuna | lābuna | alibunanga | elingabunanga | lingabunanga |
| class 6 | ābuna | ābuna | ābuna | awabunanga | angabunanga | engabunanga |
| class 7 | sābuna | esābuna | sābuna | asibunanga | esingabunanga | singabunanga |
| class 8 | zābuna | ezābuna | zābuna | azibunanga | ezingabunanga | zingabunanga |
| class 9 | yābuna | eyābuna | yābuna | ayibunanga | engabunanga | ingabunanga |
| class 10 | zābuna | ezābuna | zābuna | azibunanga | ezingabunanga | zingabunanga |
| class 11 | lwābuna | olwābuna | lwābuna | alubunanga | olungabunanga | lungabunanga |
| class 14 | bābuna | obābuna | bābuna | abubunanga | obungabunanga | bungabunanga |
| class 15 | kwābuna | okwābuna | kwābuna | akubunanga | okungabunanga | kungabunanga |
| class 17 | kwābuna | okwābuna | kwābuna | akubunanga | okungabunanga | kungabunanga |
| potential | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngingabuna | — | ngingabuna | ngingebune | — | ngingebune |
| 2nd singular | ungabuna | — | ungabuna | ungebune | — | ungebune |
| 1st plural | singabuna | — | singabuna | singebune | — | singebune |
| 2nd plural | ningabuna | — | ningabuna | ningebune | — | ningebune |
| class 1 | angabuna | — | engabuna | angebune | — | engebune |
| class 2 | bangabuna | — | bengabuna | bangebune | — | bengebune |
| class 3 | ungabuna | — | ungabuna | ungebune | — | ungebune |
| class 4 | ingabuna | — | ingabuna | ingebune | — | ingebune |
| class 5 | lingabuna | — | lingabuna | lingebune | — | lingebune |
| class 6 | angabuna | — | engabuna | angebune | — | engebune |
| class 7 | singabuna | — | singabuna | singebune | — | singebune |
| class 8 | zingabuna | — | zingabuna | zingebune | — | zingebune |
| class 9 | ingabuna | — | ingabuna | ingebune | — | ingebune |
| class 10 | zingabuna | — | zingabuna | zingebune | — | zingebune |
| class 11 | lungabuna | — | lungabuna | lungebune | — | lungebune |
| class 14 | bungabuna | — | bungabuna | bungebune | — | bungebune |
| class 15 | kungabuna | — | kungabuna | kungebune | — | kungebune |
| class 17 | kungabuna | — | kungabuna | kungebune | — | kungebune |
| immediate future | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngizobuna | engizobuna | ngizobuna | angizubuna | engingezubuna | ngingezubuna |
| 2nd singular | uzobuna | ozobuna | uzobuna | awuzubuna | ongezubuna | ungezubuna |
| 1st plural | sizobuna | esizobuna | sizobuna | asizubuna | esingezubuna | singezubuna |
| 2nd plural | nizobuna | enizobuna | nizobuna | anizubuna | eningezubuna | ningezubuna |
| class 1 | uzobuna | ozobuna | ezobuna | akazubuna | ongezubuna | engezubuna |
| class 2 | bazobuna | abazobuna | bezobuna | abazubuna | abangezubuna | bengezubuna |
| class 3 | uzobuna | ozobuna | uzobuna | awuzubuna | ongezubuna | ungezubuna |
| class 4 | izobuna | ezobuna | izobuna | ayizubuna | engezubuna | ingezubuna |
| class 5 | lizobuna | elizobuna | lizobuna | alizubuna | elingezubuna | lingezubuna |
| class 6 | azobuna | azobuna | ezobuna | awazubuna | angezubuna | engezubuna |
| class 7 | sizobuna | esizobuna | sizobuna | asizubuna | esingezubuna | singezubuna |
| class 8 | zizobuna | ezizobuna | zizobuna | azizubuna | ezingezubuna | zingezubuna |
| class 9 | izobuna | ezobuna | izobuna | ayizubuna | engezubuna | ingezubuna |
| class 10 | zizobuna | ezizobuna | zizobuna | azizubuna | ezingezubuna | zingezubuna |
| class 11 | luzobuna | oluzobuna | luzobuna | aluzubuna | olungezubuna | lungezubuna |
| class 14 | buzobuna | obuzobuna | buzobuna | abuzubuna | obungezubuna | bungezubuna |
| class 15 | kuzobuna | okuzobuna | kuzobuna | akuzubuna | okungezubuna | kungezubuna |
| class 17 | kuzobuna | okuzobuna | kuzobuna | akuzubuna | okungezubuna | kungezubuna |
| remote future | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiyobuna | engiyobuna | ngiyobuna | angiyubuna | engingeyubuna | ngingeyubuna |
| 2nd singular | uyobuna | oyobuna | uyobuna | awuyubuna | ongeyubuna | ungeyubuna |
| 1st plural | siyobuna | esiyobuna | siyobuna | asiyubuna | esingeyubuna | singeyubuna |
| 2nd plural | niyobuna | eniyobuna | niyobuna | aniyubuna | eningeyubuna | ningeyubuna |
| class 1 | uyobuna | oyobuna | eyobuna | akayubuna | ongeyubuna | engeyubuna |
| class 2 | bayobuna | abayobuna | beyobuna | abayubuna | abangeyubuna | bengeyubuna |
| class 3 | uyobuna | oyobuna | uyobuna | awuyubuna | ongeyubuna | ungeyubuna |
| class 4 | iyobuna | eyobuna | iyobuna | ayiyubuna | engeyubuna | ingeyubuna |
| class 5 | liyobuna | eliyobuna | liyobuna | aliyubuna | elingeyubuna | lingeyubuna |
| class 6 | ayobuna | ayobuna | eyobuna | awayubuna | angeyubuna | engeyubuna |
| class 7 | siyobuna | esiyobuna | siyobuna | asiyubuna | esingeyubuna | singeyubuna |
| class 8 | ziyobuna | eziyobuna | ziyobuna | aziyubuna | ezingeyubuna | zingeyubuna |
| class 9 | iyobuna | eyobuna | iyobuna | ayiyubuna | engeyubuna | ingeyubuna |
| class 10 | ziyobuna | eziyobuna | ziyobuna | aziyubuna | ezingeyubuna | zingeyubuna |
| class 11 | luyobuna | oluyobuna | luyobuna | aluyubuna | olungeyubuna | lungeyubuna |
| class 14 | buyobuna | obuyobuna | buyobuna | abuyubuna | obungeyubuna | bungeyubuna |
| class 15 | kuyobuna | okuyobuna | kuyobuna | akuyubuna | okungeyubuna | kungeyubuna |
| class 17 | kuyobuna | okuyobuna | kuyobuna | akuyubuna | okungeyubuna | kungeyubuna |
| present subjunctive | ||||||
| positive | negative | |||||
| 1st singular | ngibune | ngingabuni | ||||
| 2nd singular | ubune | ungabuni | ||||
| 1st plural | sibune | singabuni | ||||
| 2nd plural | nibune | ningabuni | ||||
| class 1 | abune | angabuni | ||||
| class 2 | babune | bangabuni | ||||
| class 3 | ubune | ungabuni | ||||
| class 4 | ibune | ingabuni | ||||
| class 5 | libune | lingabuni | ||||
| class 6 | abune | angabuni | ||||
| class 7 | sibune | singabuni | ||||
| class 8 | zibune | zingabuni | ||||
| class 9 | ibune | ingabuni | ||||
| class 10 | zibune | zingabuni | ||||
| class 11 | lubune | lungabuni | ||||
| class 14 | bubune | bungabuni | ||||
| class 15 | kubune | kungabuni | ||||
| class 17 | kubune | kungabuni | ||||
| past subjunctive | ||||||
| positive | negative | |||||
| 1st singular | ngabuna | ngangabuna, angabuna, angangabuna | ||||
| 2nd singular | wabuna | wangabuna, awabuna, awangabuna | ||||
| 1st plural | sabuna | sangabuna, asabuna, asangabuna | ||||
| 2nd plural | nabuna | nangabuna, anabuna, anangabuna | ||||
| class 1 | wabuna | wangabuna, akabuna, akangabuna | ||||
| class 2 | babuna | bangabuna, ababuna, abangabuna | ||||
| class 3 | wabuna | wangabuna, awabuna, awangabuna | ||||
| class 4 | yabuna | yangabuna, ayabuna, ayangabuna | ||||
| class 5 | labuna | langabuna, alabuna, alangabuna | ||||
| class 6 | abuna | angabuna, awabuna, awangabuna | ||||
| class 7 | sabuna | sangabuna, asabuna, asangabuna | ||||
| class 8 | zabuna | zangabuna, azabuna, azangabuna | ||||
| class 9 | yabuna | yangabuna, ayabuna, ayangabuna | ||||
| class 10 | zabuna | zangabuna, azabuna, azangabuna | ||||
| class 11 | lwabuna | lwangabuna, alwabuna, alwangabuna | ||||
| class 14 | babuna | bangabuna, ababuna, abangabuna | ||||
| class 15 | kwabuna | kwangabuna, akwabuna, akwangabuna | ||||
| class 17 | kwabuna | kwangabuna, akwabuna, akwangabuna | ||||
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ɓuna”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ɓuna (6.3)”