bana

Noun

bana

1. disease
2. outside of the village

Verb

bana

1. sicken (to become sick)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧na

Noun

bana

1. a husband

Adverb

bana

1. a second ago, just now

Noun

bana

1. water

References

• K. Plaster, Women, fire, and dangerous things
• Ferenc Kiefer, ‎Mária Ladányi, ‎Péter Siptár, Current Issues in Morphological Theory (2012, →ISBN, page 169

Noun

bana

1. lean meat

Adverb

bana

1. this year

Noun

bána

1. husband

Noun

bánà

1. opinion, guess, thought

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaːna/
• Rhymes: -aːna

Verb

bana (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative banaði, supine banað)

1. (transitive, with dative) to kill

   Kennari banar nemanda sinum.

   A teacher kills his student.

   Hetjan banaði drekanum.

   The hero slew the dragon.

Noun

bana

1. indefinite accusative singular of bani
2. indefinite dative singular of bani
3. indefinite genitive singular of bani
4. indefinite accusative plural of bani
5. indefinite genitive plural of bani

Noun

bana

1. water

References

• R. M. W. Dixon, The Languages of Australia (2010), page 100
• Henry D. Hershberger, Ruth Hershberger, 1982, Kuku-Yalanji dictionary, page 15

Noun

bana class 2

1. plural of mwana

Alternative forms

• banet
• bante (simple past)
• bant (past participle)

Verb

bana

1. simple past of bane
2. past participle of bane (both Etymology 3)

Alternative forms

• banen

Noun

bana m, f

1. definite feminine singular of bane (Etymology 1)

Etymology

From Gaulish *bannā, from Proto-Celtic *bandā. Cognate to Catalan banya.

Noun

bana f (plural banas)

1. horn (animal's head)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *banô. Cognate with Old Frisian bona, Old Saxon bano, Old High German bano, Old Norse bani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑnɑ/

Noun

bana m

1. a slayer, a murderer

   Hie næfre his banan folgian noldon. They never would pursue his murderer. (Saxon Chronicles)

2. something which causes death

Etymology

From Middle Low German bāne, from Old Saxon *bana, from Proto-Germanic *banō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑːˌna/

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Noun

bana c

1. a path, a race, a track

   månen går sin tysta ban', snön ligger vit på fur och gran

   the moon walks its silent path, the snow lies white on pine and spruce

2. a track, a railroad

   de privata banorna

   the privately owned railroads

3. a track, a career track, a career, a life

Noun

banâ

1. watery lowland; swamp; marsh

Etymology 2

From Cebuano bana (“husband”).

Noun

bana, banà

1. husband

Noun

bana

1. beans

Pronoun

bana

1. me, to me, for me

Noun

bana

1. genitive singular of ban

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧na

Noun

bana

1. a husband

Noun

bana

1. any drinkable liquid
2. water

References

• R. M. W. Dixon, A Grammar of Yidin and The Languages of Australia (2011, →ISBN, page 102)

Etymology

From -bi +‎ -ana.

Adjective

-bana^?

1. rather bad
2. somewhat evil
3. somewhat ugly

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ɓana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓana”