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kena

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kena"

English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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kena (plural kenas)

  1. Alternative form of quena (“traditional flute of the Andes”).

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Malay kena (“to be struck, hit, affected by”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kena (invariable)

(Manglish, Singlish)

  1. (ambitransitive) To experience, receive, suffer, get or be affected by (something negative).
    Synonyms: (transitive) got, (intransitive) get it
    They all kena food poisoning.
    If they ever catch you jaywalking, you will kena.
  2. (auxiliary) Used before a verb to indicate the adversative passive voice.
    Synonym: got
    He kena fine $10.
    My job application kena rejected.
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See also

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  • tio (Singlish, not exclusively negative in connotation)

Anagrams

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Estonian

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Adjective

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kena (genitive kena, partitive kena, comparative kenam, superlative kõige kenam)

  1. nice, kind
  2. pretty

Declension

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Declension of kena (ÕS type 17i/pesa, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kena kenad
accusative nom.
gen. kena
genitive kenade
partitive kena keni
kenasid
illative kenna
kenasse 		kenadesse
kenisse
inessive kenas kenades
kenis
elative kenast kenadest
kenist
allative kenale kenadele
kenile
adessive kenal kenadel
kenil
ablative kenalt kenadelt
kenilt
translative kenaks kenadeks
keniks
terminative kenani kenadeni
essive kenana kenadena
abessive kenata kenadeta
comitative kenaga kenadega

Descendants

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  • → Ingrian: kena

Garo

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Etymology

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Perhaps vaguely related to Bengali ঘেন্না (ghenna).

Verb

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kena

  1. to be afraid, to fear

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay kena, from Classical Malay کنا (kena), from Old Malay [script needed] (knā), from Proto-Malayic *kəna, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəna, from Proto-Austronesian *kəNa (“be ensnared, caught in a trap; suffer, undergo, be struck by something; be entrapped or deceived; hit the mark, be ‘on target’, correct, right, true”).

  • Semantic loan from Javanese ꦏꦼꦤ (kena, “able; can, allowed; succeed”, literally “hit, struck”) for sense related to agreement, approval; pleasure.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kena

  1. (transitive, intransitive when with a preposition) to touch, hit [with di ‘on’; or with ke ‘to’]
    Synonyms: kenai, sentuh
    Cairan asamnya kena jas.
    The acid liquid hit the jacket.
  2. (transitive, intransitive when with a preposition) to strike [with di ‘on’; or with ke ‘to’]
    Tembakan tadi sangat kena sasaran!
    That shot was very on target!
  3. (intransitive) to be exact, to be accurate, to be precise
    Synonyms: cocok, patut, tepat
  4. (transitive, sometimes auxiliary) to be affected
    Synonym: terkena
    Anakku kena sengat tawon.
    My child was stung by a wasp.

Adjective

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kena

  1. (in some compounds) -able
    kena pajak ― taxable

Derived terms

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References

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  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*keNa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Estonian kena (“pretty”).

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Adjective

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kena

  1. beautiful, pretty
  2. skilled, skillful

Declension

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Declension of kena (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative kena kenat
genitive kenan kennoin
partitive kennaa kenoja
illative kennaa kennoi
inessive kenas kenois
elative kenast kenoist
allative kenalle kenoille
adessive kenal kenoil
ablative kenalt kenoilt
translative kenaks kenoiks
essive kenanna, kennaan kenoinna, kennoin
exessive1) kenant kenoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 153

Javanese

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Romanization

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kena

  1. romanization of ꦏꦼꦤ

Kikuyu

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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kena (infinitive gũkena)

  1. to be glad[1][2]

Derived terms

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(Nouns)

References

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  1. ^ Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 362. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
  2. ^ “kena” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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Lower Tanana

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Etymology

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An unusual derivation of yo (“a singular subject speaks”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kena

  1. words, instructions

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References

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  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 238

Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Classical Malay کنا (kena), from Old Malay [script needed] (knā), from Proto-Malayic *kəna, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəna, from Proto-Austronesian *kəNa (“be ensnared, caught in a trap; suffer, undergo, be struck by something; be entrapped or deceived; hit the mark, be ‘on target’, correct, right, true”)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kena (Jawi spelling کنا)

  1. to incur, to bring upon oneself, to be touched adversely
    Dia kena' denda sebab datang lambat.
    He incurredx a fine because he arrived late.
  2. to contact, to experience, to exactly touch or hit off
    Baju saya kena cat basah.
    My shirt made contact with wet paint on it.
  3. to touch, to strike, to hit, to affect
    Bola itu kena kepala saya!
    The ball hit my head!
  4. to have to do, must, to need to do, to need
    Synonyms: perlu, harus, mesti
    Saya kena balik rumah awal.
    I have to go home early.
  5. to be exact, to be accurate, to be precise
    Synonyms: cocok, patut, tepat
    Baju ini kena dengan saiz badan saya.
    This dress fits my body size perfectly.

Derived terms

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Affixations
Blends
Compounds
  • kena buat (“must do; have to do”)
  • kena emas (“to be plated with gold; to be gilded”)
  • kena setan (“ to be possessed or to be influenced by a demon or an evil spirit”)
  • kena tali (“tied up; to be strung along or snared”)
  • kena tempias (“to be indirectly affected by trouble”)
  • salah kena (“to be wrongly accused; a mismatch; to hit the wrong thing”)

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  • > Indonesian: kena (inherited)
  • → English: kena

Further reading

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Marshallese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Gehenna.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kena

  1. Gehenna; hell

References

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  • Abo, Takaji; Bender Byron W.; Capelle, Alfred; DeBrum, Tony (2009–), “kena”, in Marshallese–English Online Dictionary‎[1]

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Alternative scripts

Pronoun

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kena

  1. masculine/neuter instrumental singular of ka

Rwanda-Rundi

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Verb

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-kena (infinitive gukena, perfective -kennye)

  1. to be poor, be destitute
    Antonyms: -kira, -tunga

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Sotho

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-jíngɪda.

Verb

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kena

  1. to enter

Votic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Estonian kena.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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kena

  1. beautiful, pretty

Inflection

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Declension of kena (type III/jalkõ, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kena kenad
genitive kena kenojõ
partitive kenna kenoit
illative kenna, kenasõ kenoisõ
inessive kenaz kenoiz
elative kenass kenoiss
allative kenallõ kenoillõ
adessive kenall kenoill
ablative kenalt kenoilt
translative kenassi kenoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.
For dialectal differences between case endings, see Appendix:Votic dialects.

References

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  • Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “kena”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎[2], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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