kurna

Hausa

Etymology

Compare Chadian Arabic كرنو (karno, “jujube”), Kanuri kúrna (“Christ's thorn jujube”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kúr.nàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [kʷʊ́r.nàː]

Noun

kur̃nā̀ f (possessed form kur̃nàr̃)

  1. thorn tree

References

  • Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 118.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkur.na/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -urna
  • Syllabification: kur‧na

Etymology 1

Euphemism for kurwa +‎ -na.

Interjection

kurna

  1. (minced oath) moderately vulgar swearword

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

kurna

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of kurny

Further reading

  • kurna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kurna in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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