handa

See also: Handa, hända, hånda, and hañdá

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hanˈdaʔ/, [han̪ˈd̪aʔ]

• (file)

• IPA^(key): /ʔanˈdaʔ/, [ʔan̪ˈd̪aʔ] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: han‧da

Adjective

handâ (plural haranda, Basahan spelling ᜑᜈ᜔ᜇ)

1. prepared

   Synonyms: andam, preparado, puwesto

Verb

handâ (Basahan spelling ᜑᜈ᜔ᜇ)

1. to prepare

   Synonyms: andam, preparar, puwesto

Derived terms

• handaan
• ihanda
• maghanda
• paghanda

 

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *handuz.

Pronunciation

Krause & Slocum argue that the h was silent.

Noun

handa

1. hand
   • 1589, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, letter:

     Handa. Manus.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhandaʔ/, [ˈhan.daʔ]
• Hyphenation: han‧da

Adjective

handà

1. ready; prepared

   Synonym: mahinandaon

Verb

handà

1. to make ready

   Synonyms: aman, paaman

Derived terms

• mahinandaon

 

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhanta/
• Rhymes: -anta

Preposition

handa

1. (with dative) for

   Hann keypti hálsfestina handa Ástu.

   He bought the necklace for Ásta.

Synonyms

• (for): fyrir, til

Noun

handa

1. indefinite genitive plural of hönd

Japanese

Romanization

handa

1. Rōmaji transcription of はんだ

Kikuyu

Etymology

Hinde (1904) records kuhanda as an equivalent of English plant (v.) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kubanda and Swahili kupanda as its equivalents.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haⁿda/

Verb

handa (infinitive kũhanda)

1. to sow, to plant

Derived terms

(Nouns)

• mũhandi class 1

(Proverbs)

• kanua karĩa karĩire mbeũ noko koragia 'ngahanda kĩ?'

References

• Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 361. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
• “handa” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

handa f

1. definite singular of hand

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

handa f

1. definite singular of hand

Old English

Noun

handa f

1. inflection of hand:
   1. genitive/dative singular
   2. nominative/accusative/genitive plural

Shona

Noun

handa class 9 (plural handa class 10)

1. (Manyika) puppy

   Synonyms: (Zezuru) imbwanana, (Karanga) mbwanana

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• hanra — dialectal, Rizal

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *haNdaʔ (“ready; to prepare for”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hanˈdaʔ/, [hɐnˈdaʔ]
• Hyphenation: han‧da

Adjective

handâ (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜈ᜔ᜇ)

1. ready; prepared

   Synonyms: preparado, nakahanda, (colloquial) geym

2. watchful; on the alert

   Synonyms: alisto, alerto, nakaalisto

Noun

handâ (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜈ᜔ᜇ)

1. preparation; act of preparing

   Synonyms: preparasyon, paghahanda

2. things to be prepared (for a trip, etc.)
3. alertness; watchfulness

   Synonyms: kaalistuhan, pagkaalisto, alisto

4. readiness for help

   Synonyms: pagkalaan, kalaanan

5. food served during a party, feast, banquet, etc.

   Synonym: hain

Derived terms

• di-handa
• handaan
• handang salapi
• humanda
• ihanda
• ipaghanda
• kahandaan
• maghanda
• mahanda
• nakahanda
• nakahanda
• paghahanda
• paghandaan
• paghandaan
• pagkahanda
• pagkapaghanda

 

Further reading

• “handa” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “handa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018