# kena

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkənɑ/ · frequency rank #97,192

## Definitions
1. To experience, receive, suffer, get or be affected by (something negative).
2. Used before a verb to indicate the adversative passive voice.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Malay kena (“to be struck, hit, affected by”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kena