Wiktionary/cunae

==Latin==
===Pronunciation===
* IPA: /ˈkuː.nɛː/
===Noun===
cūnae f (usually plural)
# cradle; nest for young birds
# infancy
===Usage notes===
* Although the singular forms do exist in Classical Latin, they were rarely used. The plural was normally used for a singular object.
===Derived terms===
* a lacte cūnīsque
* cūnābula
* incūnābula
===Descendants===
* Greek κούνια κούνια
# swing
# cradle
* Spanish cuna 
==Notes==
* Latin cunae happens to sound like Korean geunae "swing" rather than "cradle" though both are meant by Greek κούνια. 
* The cradle on the right looks like a in a way. Meanwhile, English cradle originally meaning "basket" sounds like Korean geureut "vessel, bowl" and Latin gradalis "vessel, bowl", whence English grail may stem. Note the vessel makes sense of a boat or ship on water as well as a bowl or bottle as a container of water or liquid. Either is watertight, hence quite an analogy! "The association between hollow utensils and boats appears in all languages" (Weekley).
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