Abuna

See also: abuna, abuną, and Abunã

English

Etymology 1

Portuguese Abunã

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ɑˈbu.nɑ/

Proper noun

Abuna (uncountable)

A river in northeastern Bolivia that forms part of its border with Brazil.[1]

Translations

river in the border between Bolivia and Brazil

Portuguese: Abunã m
Spanish: Abuná m

Etymology 2

From Ge'ez [[አቡነ#Ge'ez|]] (, “our father”), from Arabic أَبُونَا‎ (ʾabūnā, “our father”), from أَبُو‎ (ʾabū), a form of أَب‎ (ʾab, “father”), and ـنَا‎ (-nā, “our”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbuː.nə/
(US) IPA^(key): /əˈbu.nə/

Proper noun

Abuna

The title of the leader, or patriarch, of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. [First attested in the early 17^th century.][2]

Translations

abuna — see abuna

References

William Morris, editor (1969 (1971 printing)), “Abuna”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, N.Y.: American Heritage Publishing Co., OCLC 299754516, page 6.
Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Abuna”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.

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[1] William Morris, editor (1969 (1971 printing)), “Abuna”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, N.Y.: American Heritage Publishing Co., OCLC 299754516, page 6.

[SOED-2] Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Abuna”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.