kuna1
/ˈkuːnə
/noun (plural same or kunas)
The basic monetary unit of Croatia, equal to 100 lipa.The Croatian currency is the kuna, apparently named after a small furry animal like a stoat or weasel, the pelts of which used to be traded....
- The currency is the kuna, of which there are about ten to a British pound.
- The Croatian postal service issued a 2.80 kuna stamp bearing her picture.
Origin
Croatian, literally 'marten' (the fur of the marten was formerly a medium of exchange).
Kuna2
/ˈkuːnə/(also Cuna)
noun (plural same or Kunas)
1A member of an American Indian people of the isthmus of Panama.Severin also travels into the Central American rain forest to mingle with the Kuna....
- We lived among the Kuna for five months, learned their customs, and miss them still.
- The Cunas respect the different positions that family members hold, and greet each other accordingly.
2 [mass noun] The Chibchan language of the Kuna, with about 35,000 speakers.
adjective
Relating to the Kuna or their language.The school, which goes through 12th grade, has Kuna teachers but they are paid by the Panama government and are not allowed to teach the Kuna language or customs....
- The Spanish-language questionnaires were translated into Embera and Kuna languages for surveyors who felt more comfortable working in their native language.
- In 1925, the United States intervened in a revolt by Kuna Indians on the northeast Atlantic coast and established a tribal reserve.
Origin
The name in Kuna.