"kena" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kenas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kena (plural kenas)
  1. Alternative form of quena (“traditional flute of the Andes”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: quena (extra: traditional flute of the Andes)
    Sense id: en-kena-en-noun-lGaocFUu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Manglish Disambiguation of Manglish: 100 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈkəna/ [Singapore], /ˈkana/ [Singapore], [ˈkə˧nä˦] [Singapore], /ˈkənə/ [Malaysia], /ˈkəna/ [Malaysia]
Etymology: Borrowed from Malay kena (“to be struck, hit, affected by”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ms|kena|t=to be struck, hit, affected by}} Malay kena (“to be struck, hit, affected by”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb|indeclinable}} kena (indeclinable)
  1. To experience, receive, suffer, get or be affected by (something negative). Tags: Manglish, Singlish
    Sense id: en-kena-en-verb-sIrgOcdk
  2. (auxiliary) Used before a verb to indicate the adversative passive voice. Tags: Manglish, Singlish, auxiliary
    Sense id: en-kena-en-verb-3yvJ6j3g Categories (other): Singlish Disambiguation of Singlish: 38 5 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tio (english: not exclusively negative in connotation) [Singlish]
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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