vanua

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *vanua, from Proto-Oceanic *panua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βa.nu.a/

Noun

vanua

1. land

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *vanudak, possibly from Proto-Uralic *wańɜ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑnuɑˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝nuɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑnuɑ
• Syllabification^(key): va‧nu‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): va‧nua

Verb

vanua

1. (intransitive) to felt, mat (of fabrics, garments: become smaller and more dense, e.g. by becoming wet and then being pressed)
2. (intransitive) synonym of venyä (“to stretch”)

Conjugation

Inflection of vanua (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		vanun	en vanu	1st sing.	olen vanunut	en ole vanunut
2nd sing.		vanut	et vanu	2nd sing.	olet vanunut	et ole vanunut
3rd sing.		vanuu	ei vanu	3rd sing.	on vanunut	ei ole vanunut
1st plur.		vanumme	emme vanu	1st plur.	olemme vanuneet	emme ole vanuneet
2nd plur.		vanutte	ette vanu	2nd plur.	olette vanuneet	ette ole vanuneet
3rd plur.		vanuvat	eivät vanu	3rd plur.	ovat vanuneet	eivät ole vanuneet
passive		vanutaan	ei vanuta	passive	on vanuttu	ei ole vanuttu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		vanuin	en vanunut	1st sing.	olin vanunut	en ollut vanunut
2nd sing.		vanuit	et vanunut	2nd sing.	olit vanunut	et ollut vanunut
3rd sing.		vanui	ei vanunut	3rd sing.	oli vanunut	ei ollut vanunut
1st plur.		vanuimme	emme vanuneet	1st plur.	olimme vanuneet	emme olleet vanuneet
2nd plur.		vanuitte	ette vanuneet	2nd plur.	olitte vanuneet	ette olleet vanuneet
3rd plur.		vanuivat	eivät vanuneet	3rd plur.	olivat vanuneet	eivät olleet vanuneet
passive		vanuttiin	ei vanuttu	passive	oli vanuttu	ei ollut vanuttu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		vanuisin	en vanuisi	1st sing.	olisin vanunut	en olisi vanunut
2nd sing.		vanuisit	et vanuisi	2nd sing.	olisit vanunut	et olisi vanunut
3rd sing.		vanuisi	ei vanuisi	3rd sing.	olisi vanunut	ei olisi vanunut
1st plur.		vanuisimme	emme vanuisi	1st plur.	olisimme vanuneet	emme olisi vanuneet
2nd plur.		vanuisitte	ette vanuisi	2nd plur.	olisitte vanuneet	ette olisi vanuneet
3rd plur.		vanuisivat	eivät vanuisi	3rd plur.	olisivat vanuneet	eivät olisi vanuneet
passive		vanuttaisiin	ei vanuttaisi	passive	olisi vanuttu	ei olisi vanuttu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		vanu	älä vanu	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		vanukoon	älköön vanuko	3rd sing.	olkoon vanunut	älköön olko vanunut
1st plur.		vanukaamme	älkäämme vanuko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		vanukaa	älkää vanuko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		vanukoot	älkööt vanuko	3rd plur.	olkoot vanuneet	älkööt olko vanuneet
passive		vanuttakoon	älköön vanuttako	passive	olkoon vanuttu	älköön olko vanuttu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		vanunen	en vanune	1st sing.	lienen vanunut	en liene vanunut
2nd sing.		vanunet	et vanune	2nd sing.	lienet vanunut	et liene vanunut
3rd sing.		vanunee	ei vanune	3rd sing.	lienee vanunut	ei liene vanunut
1st plur.		vanunemme	emme vanune	1st plur.	lienemme vanuneet	emme liene vanuneet
2nd plur.		vanunette	ette vanune	2nd plur.	lienette vanuneet	ette liene vanuneet
3rd plur.		vanunevat	eivät vanune	3rd plur.	lienevät vanuneet	eivät liene vanuneet
passive		vanuttaneen	ei vanuttane	passive	lienee vanuttu	ei liene vanuttu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		vanua		present	vanuva	vanuttava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st vanuakseni vanuaksemme 2nd vanuaksesi vanuaksenne 3rd vanuakseen vanuaksensa		past	vanunut	vanuttu
2nd	inessive2	vanuessa	vanuttaessa	agent4	vanuma
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st vanuessani vanuessamme 2nd vanuessasi vanuessanne 3rd vanuessaan vanuessansa		negative	vanumaton
	instructive	vanuen	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details). 4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd	inessive	vanumassa	—
	elative	vanumasta	—
	illative	vanumaan	—
	adessive	vanumalla	—
	abessive	vanumatta	—
	instructive	vanuman	vanuttaman
4th3	verbal noun	vanuminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st vanumaisillani vanumaisillamme 2nd vanumaisillasi vanumaisillanne 3rd vanumaisillaan vanumaisillansa

Derived terms

• vanu
• vanukas
• vanumaton
• vanuminen
• vanuttaa

Further reading

• “vanua”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑnuɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝nuɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑnuɑ
• Syllabification^(key): va‧nu‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): va‧nua

Noun

vanua

1. partitive singular of vanu

Anagrams

• avuna

Ughele

Noun

vanua

1. house

References

• Benedicte Haraldstad Frostad (2012). The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu.

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *panua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βanua/

Noun

vanua

1. island

Further reading

• Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
• Ross, Malcolm D. (2023), Andrew Pawley, editor, The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic: Volume 6, People: Society, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, →OCLC; republished as Meredith Osmond, editor, (Please provide a date or year)