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==Kiwi== | ==[[Kiwi]]== | ||
===Alternative forms=== | ===Alternative forms=== | ||
हूलुन (''[[Kiwi#Orthography|Kiwi Devanagari]]'') | |||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
Ultimately from Proto-Rana ''*touluːna'', ('deep water') from the root √{{sc|LN}} ('related to deepness, vastness'). | |||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
(''Kiwi'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: /ʔuːluˈnɑ/ | (''Kiwi'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: /ʔuːluˈnɑ/ | ||
===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
''' | '''ʻūluna''' {{sc|c6}} (''plural nominative'' '''{{term|ʻuhūluna}}''') | ||
# One of the five large bodies of [[w:water|water]] separating the continents. | |||
# Water belonging to an ocean. | |||
# An immense body of water. | |||
# An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits. | |||
#:: '''''ʻūluna''' kamikūraʻena'' | |||
#: ''an '''ocean''' of grasshoppers'' | |||
====Inflection==== | ====Inflection==== | ||
====Usage notes==== | ====Usage notes==== | ||
This is an informal Kiwi noun. It should not be used with people of superior social status, but with your peers. | |||
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
*{{term|yeāneʻ}} - (''formal'') ''sea'' | |||
[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Kiwi nouns]] [[Category:Kiwi words]] | [[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Kiwi nouns]] [[Category:Kiwi informal nouns]] [[Category:Kiwi words]] |
Latest revision as of 17:36, 4 September 2013
Kiwi
Alternative forms
हूलुन (Kiwi Devanagari)
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Rana *touluːna, ('deep water') from the root √LN ('related to deepness, vastness').
Pronunciation
(Kiwi) IPA: /ʔuːluˈnɑ/
Noun
ʻūluna c6 (plural nominative ʻuhūluna)
- One of the five large bodies of water separating the continents.
- Water belonging to an ocean.
- An immense body of water.
- An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits.
- ʻūluna kamikūraʻena
- an ocean of grasshoppers
Inflection
Usage notes
This is an informal Kiwi noun. It should not be used with people of superior social status, but with your peers.
Synonyms
- yeāneʻ - (formal) sea