laana

See also: låna

Alabama

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *lakna.

Adjective

laana

1. brown
2. yellow
3. gold
4. pink
5. beige

Fula

Noun

laana ka (plural laanaaji ɗi)

1. (Pular, Pulaar, Western Niger Fulfulde) boat, ship, vessel

   laana cuurki ― steamboat

   laana ndiwoowa ― plane

   jom laana ― sailor

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
• M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
• Richard Smith, Urs Niggli, Dictionnaire fulfulde - anglais - français, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2016.

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لَعْنَة (laʕna).

Pronunciation

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Noun

laana class IX (plural laana class X)

1. a condemnation or criticism
2. a curse (supernatural detriment)

Related terms

• -laani (“to condemn, to curse”)