English Explanatory Dictionary

abuna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church.
name
  1. A river in northeastern Bolivia that forms part of its border with Brazil.
noun
  1. The title of the leader, or patriarch, of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.

Pronunciation

/əˈbuːnə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abuna.wav /ɑˈbu.nɑ/ /əˈbuː.nə/ /əˈbu.nə/

Word forms

abuna abunas abun

Etymology

From Amharic አቡነ (ʾäbunä), Arabic أَبُونَا (ʔabūnā, “our father”).

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