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)

1. brother-in-law

Declension

Declension of kunat

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

Coordinate terms

• kunatë

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• conat — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkunat/ [ˈku.nɐt]
• Rhymes: -unat
• Syllabification: ku‧nat

Noun

kunat (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈᜆ᜔)

1. hardness to chew; loss of crispiness (of food)
2. ductility; flexibility; pliability; resiliency

   Synonyms: ganit, gatil

3. (slang) stinginess

   Synonyms: damot, kakuriputan, karamutan

Derived terms

• kumunat
• makunat

 

Further reading

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