kena
See also: kēnā, Keña, and Keňa
English
Noun
kena (plural kenas)
- Alternative form of quena (“traditional flute of the Andes”)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Malay kena (“to be struck, hit, affected by”).
Pronunciation
- (Singapore English) IPA(key): /kəna/
- (Malaysian English) IPA(key): /kənə/, /kəna/
Verb
kena (indeclinable) (Manglish, Singlish)
- To experience, receive, suffer, get or be affected by
- He kena fine $10.
- Used before a verb to indicate the adversative passive voice.
- My job application kena rejected.
Usage notes
- In Singlish, kena exclusively denotes negative effects. For neutral or positive effects an alternative such as tio must be used. This does not apply in Manglish.
Anagrams
- Kane, Kean, aken, enka, kaen, nake
Estonian
Adjective
kena (genitive kena, partitive kena, comparative kenam, superlative kõige kenam)
- nice, kind
- pretty
Declension
Inflection of kena (ÕS type 17i/pesa, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kena | kenad |
| accusative | kena | kenad |
| genitive | kena | 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
- → Ingrian: kena
Garo
Etymology
Perhaps vaguely related to Bengali ঘেন্না (ghenna).
Verb
kena
- to be afraid, to fear
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay kena, from Old Malay knā, from Proto-Austronesian *keNa (“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
- IPA(key): [kəˈna]
- Hyphenation: kê‧na
Verb
kena (base)
- to hit
- to touch
- to strike
- to be exact, to be accurate, to be precise
- Synonyms: cocok, patut, tepat
- to be affected
Conjugation
| Conjugation of kena (meng-, intransitive) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Root | kena | ||||
| Active | Involuntary | Passive | Imperative | Jussive | |
| Active | mengena | terkena | dikena | kena | kenalah |
| Locative | mengenai | terkenai | dikenai | kenai | kenailah |
| Causative / Applicative1 | mengenakan | terkenakan | dikenakan | kenakan | kenakanlah |
| Causative | |||||
| Active | memperkena | terperkena | diperkena | perkena | perkenalah |
| Locative | memperkenai | terperkenai | diperkenai | perkenai | perkenailah |
| Causative / Applicative1 | memperkenakan | terperkenakan | diperkenakan | perkenakan | perkenakanlah |
| 1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning. | |||||
Derived terms
- berkena
- berkenaan
- berkena-kenaan
- kena-mengena
- mengena
- mengenai
- mengenakan
- pengenaan
- perkenaan
- sekenanya
- terkena
- kena andika
- kena apa
- kena badan
- kena cedera
- kena dakwa
- kena emas
- kena hama
- kena hati
- kena hukum
- kena jaring
- kena lotre
- kena pukul
- kena sakal
- kena sembur
Further reading
- “kena” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Estonian kena (“pretty”).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkenɑ/, [ˈke̞nɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkenɑ/, [ˈke̞nɑ]
- Rhymes: -enɑ
- Hyphenation: ke‧na
Adjective
kena
- beautiful, pretty
- skilled, skillful
Declension
| 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. | ||
Synonyms
- (beautiful): See Thesaurus:kaunis
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 153
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɛna/
Verb
kena (infinitive gũkena)
- to be glad[1][2]
Derived terms
(Nouns)
- gĩkeno class 7
References
- Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 362. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
- “kena” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Anagrams
- nake
Malay
Alternative forms
- kene (slang, informal)
Etymology
From Old Malay knā, from Proto-Austronesian *keNa (“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
- IPA(key): /kəna/
- Rhymes: -əna, -na, -a
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [kənə]
Verb
kena (Jawi spelling کنا)
- to incur, to bring upon oneself, to be touched adversely
- to contact, to experience, to exactly touch or hit off
- to touch, to strike, to hit, to affect
- to have to do, to need to do, to need
- Synonyms: perlu, harus
- to be exact, to be accurate, to be precise
- Synonyms: cocok, patut, tepat
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- kenaan [repetition / reciprocity] (-an)
- berkenaan [stative / habitual + repetition / reciprocity] (beR- + -an)
- mengenakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- dikenakan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
- terkena [agentless action] (teR-)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- kenapa (“why”)
- kena-mengena
Descendants
- → English: kena
- Indonesian: kena
Further reading
- “kena” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary -*keNa
Marshallese
Etymology
Borrowed from English Gehenna, from ecclesiastical Latin gehenna, from Ancient Greek γέεννα (géenna), from Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם (ge'henom, “hell”, literally “valley of Hinnom”).
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [kɛːnʲɑ], (enunciated) [kɛ nʲɑ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /kɛjnʲæɰ/
- Bender phonemes: {keynah}
Noun
kena
- Gehenna; hell
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀓𑁂𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- केन (Devanagari script)
- কেন (Bengali script)
- කෙන (Sinhalese script)
- ကေန or ၵေၼ (Burmese script)
- เกน or เกนะ (Thai script)
- ᨠᩮᨶ (Tai Tham script)
- ເກນ or ເກນະ (Lao script)
- កេន (Khmer script)
- 𑄇𑄬𑄚 (Chakma script)
Pronoun
kena
- masculine/neuter instrumental singular of ka
Rwanda-Rundi
Verb
-kena (infinitive gukena, perfective -kennye)
- to be poor, be destitute
- Antonyms: -kira, -tunga
Derived terms
- umukene
Sotho
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jíngɪda.
Verb
kena
- to enter