tuna

Indonesian

[ˈtu.na]

noun

Definitions

tuna, any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.

Etymology

Derived from Arabic تُنَّ derived from Latin thunnus (tuna) derived from Ancient Greek θύννος.

Origin

Ancient Greek

θύννος

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

thunniform English
*thunnina Latin
thunnus Latin
tunnus Latin
Thunfisch German
thon French
θύννος Ancient Greek
tunfisk Norwegian Bokmål
tunfisk Norwegian Nynorsk
تن Arabic
تن, اَلتُّنّ Arabic
تُنَّ Arabic
tonyina Catalan, Valencian
thon Middle French
תנין‎ Hebrew (modern)
ton Old Occitan