Etymology

kuna

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Today it means: The former (until 2023) currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa. Full definition →

Serbo-Croatian kúna
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kuna · noun1

  1. Serbo-Croatian · borrowed fromkúna
  2. English todaykuna

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kúna/ку́на.

Kuna · proper noun2

* As a Polish, Czech, Slovak, Serbo-Croatian/Bosnian, Hungarian and Jewish surname, from Kuna, from kuna (“marten”), nickname for a quick-tempered or aggressive person. * Also as a Czech surname, from the personal name Kuna, a pet form of Kunrat, medieval form of Konrad.

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