kuntu

Akan

Noun

kuntu (plural kuntu) (Twi, Fante)

  1. blanket
    Synonym: adasoɔ

Kaurna

Alternative forms

  • kundo (superseded)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkuntu]
  • Hyphenation: kun‧tu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Core-Thura-Yurra *kuntu.

Noun

kuntu

  1. (anatomy) chest (the front of the upper body)
    Ngaityu kuntu ngarntanthi.
    My chest aches.
  2. (by extension) anything that sticks out like a chest
    Ngu kuntu nakuntu!
    Look at that protrusion!
  3. (figurative, by extension) courage, guts, bravery (seat of strong emotions, such as hatred or thirst)
    Synonym: tangka
    Miyu kuntu wilta.
    The man is brave.
    (literally, “strong-chested”)
Derived terms
  • kuntu manka (striped scars on the chest)
  • kuntu pakurta (round ornamental scars on the chest)
  • kuntu pamanthi (“to hate, to dislike”)
  • kuntu pungkunthi (“to hate, to dislike”)
  • kuntu pungkurrinthi (“to be concerned, to be sorry, to be anxious”)
  • kuntu pungkurripurka (“anxious person”)
  • kuntu warpu (“sternum, chest bone; thirsty”)
  • kuntu warpurninthi (“to want, to desire, to be thirsty”)
  • kuntu wilta (“brave, bold, courageous”)
  • kuntu wirri (“scars on the chest”)
  • kuntu yartarninthi (“to be calm, to be content, to like someone's company”)
  • kuntu yartarrinthi (“to be anxious, to be worried”)
  • kuntumuka (“male breast, chest”)
  • kunturrkinthi (“to be proud, to stick one's chest out”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kuntu

  1. flood, deluge, inundation (large overflow of water)
    Kuntu tawarra pudni.
    A large flood arrived.
Derived terms
  • kuntunthi (“to wash, to splash water”)
  • kunturrinthi (“to wash oneself, to bathe”)
  • kunturu (“rain”)
  • kunturu katiti (“umbrella”)

References

  • Amery, Rob; Greenwood, Susie; Morley, Jasmine (2023) [2021], “kuntu”, in Kaurna Warrapiipa [Kaurna Dictionary], 3rd edition, Adelaide, SA: Kaurna Warra Pintyanthi; Wakefield Press, page 27
  • C.G. Teichelmann, C.W. Schürmann (1840), “kundo”, in Outlines of a Grammar, Vocabulary and Phraseology of the Aboriginal Language of South Australia‎[1], Adelaide, SA: Self-published, page 27
This page is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.