kuna

K5U1N1A1
/ˈkuːnə/

noun

The former (until 2023) currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa.

Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

kuna1

nounkuna (plural kunas or kune)

plural kunas · plural kune

  1. The former (until 2023) currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa.

Kuna2

proper nounKuna (plural Kunas)

plural Kunas

  1. A surname from Polish.

Kuna3

nounKuna (plural Kunas or Kuna)

plural Kunas

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Cuna.

Kuna4

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Cuna.

Origin

kuna · noun

  1. Serbo-Croatiankúna
  2. Englishkuna

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kúna/ку́на.

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Kuna · proper noun

* 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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Translations

Arabic كُونَا
  • كُونَا (kūnā)former currency of Croatia
Bulgarian ку́на
  • ку́на (kúna)former currency of Croatia
Chinese Mandarin 庫納 /库纳
  • 庫納 /库纳 (kùnà)former currency of Croatia
Czech kuna
  • kunaformer currency of Croatia
Finnish kuna
  • kunaformer currency of Croatia
German Kuna
  • Kunaformer currency of Croatia
Greek κούνα
  • κούνα (koúna)former currency of Croatia
Hebrew קונה
  • קונהformer currency of Croatia
Hindi कुना
  • कुना (kunā)former currency of Croatia
Indonesian kuna
  • kunaformer currency of Croatia
Italian kuna
  • kunaformer currency of Croatia
Japanese クーナ
  • クーナ (kūna)former currency of Croatia
Korean 쿠나
  • 쿠나 (kuna)former currency of Croatia
Persian کونا
  • کونا (kunâ)former currency of Croatia
Polish kuna
  • kunaformer currency of Croatia
Portuguese kuna
  • kunaformer currency of Croatia
Russian ку́на
  • ку́на (kúna)former currency of Croatia
Slovak kuna
  • kunaformer currency of Croatia
Spanish kuna
  • kunaformer currency of Croatia
Turkish kunası
  • kunasıformer currency of Croatia
Ukrainian ку́на
  • ку́на (kúna)former currency of Croatia

Rhymes & wordplay

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Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

kuna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kuna

MLA

“kuna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kuna. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kuna,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kuna.

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