kena
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of kena
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of quena (“traditional flute of the Andes”).
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noun
- (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of quena (“traditional flute of the Andes”).
verb
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(ambitransitive, invariable)To experience, receive, suffer, get or be affected by (something negative).
“They all kena food poisoning.”
“If they ever catch you jaywalking, you will kena.”
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(auxiliary, invariable)Used before a verb to indicate the adversative passive voice.
“He kena fine $10.”
“My job application kena rejected.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from Malay kena (“to be struck, hit, affected by”).
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