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kuni

Pronunciation: /ˈkuni/

“kuni” is an Estonian word. Its 5 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. up to, to (emphasising the limit of attainability of a phenomenon, a situation)

conjunction

  1. Indicating the time until which the action or situation expressed in the main clause will take place: until, till
  2. while
  3. Linking words or phrases that indicate the scope of something: to

preposition

  1. up to, to; until, till (emphasises the boundary marked by a noun up to which something occurs)

Etymology

The ku- stem (from Proto-Finnic *ku-) with the terminative case suffix -ni. Compare Finnish kunnes and Votic kuniz.

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