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English word origin

Etymology of Abuna

From Portuguese Abunã.

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Source etymology 1

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name

A river in northeastern Bolivia that forms part of its border with Brazil.

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From Portuguese Abunã.

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Source etymology 2

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noun

The title of the leader, or patriarch, of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.

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From Ge'ez አቡነ (ʾäbunä, “our father”), from Arabic أَبُونَا (ʔabūnā, “our father”), from أَبُو (ʔabū), a form of أَب (ʔab, “father”), and ـنَا (-nā, “our”).

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