kunya

See also: kunþa

English

Etymology

From Arabic كُنْيَة‎ (kunya).

Noun

kunya (plural kunyas)

  1. An epithet in Arabic names, typically deriving from the name of the bearer's first-born son.

Hypernyms

Hausa

Noun

kunyā̀ f (possessed form kunyàr̃)

  1. shame, embarrassment
  2. modesty

Noun

kunyā f (plural kunyōyī, possessed form kunyar̃)

  1. (agriculture) row (between ridges)
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