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{{also|Liana|Liāna}}
==English==

===Etymology===
From {{der|en|fr|liane}}, influenced by {{m|fr|lien||link, bond}}. The word comes from the western dialects of West Indian {{uder|en|fr|-}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/liːˈɑːnə/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-liana.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɑːnə|s=3}}

===Noun===
{{wikipedia}}
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|botany}} A [[climbing]] [[woody]] [[vine]], usually [[tropical]].
#* {{RQ:Darwin et al Voyages|chapter=2|text=Many of the older trees presented a very curious appearance from the tresses of a '''liana''' hanging from their boughs, and resembling bundles of hay.}}
#* '''1884''', Achilles Daunt, ''Frank Redcliffe: A story of travel and adventure in the forests of Venezuela (A Book for Boys)'', London: T. Nelson & Sons, Chapter 5, p. 99,<sup>[https://archive.org/details/frankradcliffest1884daun]</sup>
#*: Flowering '''lianas''' hung in long streaming lines from the outstretched boughs and dipped their pendulous bouquets in the water of the igarape, which reflected the cloudless blue of the sky.
#* {{quote-journal|en|author=Allied Geographical Section; Southwest Pacific Area|journal=Getting About in New Guinea|date=4 April 1943|titleurl=https://archive.org/details/GettingAboutInNewGuinea-nsia|page=6
|passage=Allow friendly natives to walk in front of you on the track. They have sharp eyes for pitfalls, snakes, hornets, and stinging plants. They will cut the '''lianas''' and thorny trailers. They like to do it.}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1961|author=w:V. S. Naipaul|title=w:A House for Mr Biswas|publisher=Vintage International|year_published=2001|section=Part Two, Chapter 3
|passage=They left the drive and stood among the wild tannia under the saman tree. Mrs Tulsi held a '''liana''' and offered it to Mr Biswas. While he felt it, she held a thinner '''liana''' and pulled it down. ‘As strong as rope,’ she said. ‘The children could skip with this.’}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|climbing woody vine}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|лиана|f}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|liana|f}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|lian|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|liaan|c}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|liano}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|liaani}}
* German: {{t+|de|Liane|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|λιάνα|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|lián}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|liano}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|liana}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|liana|f}}
* Khmer: {{t+|km|លតា|tr=lea’daa|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|덩굴나무}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|महालता|sc=Deva}}, {{t|mr|काष्ठलता|sc=Deva}}, {{t|mr|महावेल|f|sc=Deva}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|liana|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|cipó|m}}, {{t+|pt|liana|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|liană|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|лиа́на|f}}
* Sranan Tongo: {{t|srn|busititei}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|lian|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|dakbaging}}, {{t|tl|baging}}
* Tocharian B: {{t|txb|laitke}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|ліа́на|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====See also====
* {{l|en|climber}}
* {{l|en|rattan}}
* {{l|en|scrambler}}
* {{l|en|twiner}}
* {{l|en|vine}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aailn|Al Ain|Alani|Alina|IANAL|Lanai|lanai}}

{{C|en|Plants}}

==Indonesian==

===Etymology===
From {{bor|id|en|liana}}, from {{der|id|fr|liane}}, influenced by {{m|fr|lien||link, bond}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|id|/ˈlia̯na/}}
* {{hyphenation|id|lia|na}}

===Noun===
{{id-noun|head=|pl=-}}

# {{lb|id|botany}} {{l|en|liana}}: a climbing woody vine, usually tropical.

===Further reading===
* {{R:KBBI Daring}}

==Italian==

===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr|liàna,#li.àna}}

===Noun===
{{it-noun|f}}

# {{l|en|liana}} (vine)
# [[plot]] (complicated)

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|it|a=aailn|Alina|alani|anali|inala}}

==Polish==
{{wp|lang=pl|Liany|liana}}

===Etymology===
{{bor+|pl|fr|liane}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-pr|a=Pl-liana.ogg}}

===Noun===
{{pl-noun|f}}

# {{l|en|liana}}

====Declension====
{{pl-decl-noun-f|lia|n}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:pl:WSJP}}
* {{R:pl:PWN}}

{{C|pl|Plants}}

==Portuguese==

===Pronunciation===
{{pt-IPA}}
* {{hyphenation|pt|li|a|na}}

===Noun===
{{pt-noun|f}}

# {{l|en|liana}} {{gloss|climbing woody vine}}
#: {{syn|pt|cipó}}

==Spanish==
{{wikipedia|lang=es}}

===Etymology===
{{bor+|es|fr|liane}}, of unknown ultimate origin.

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr}}

===Noun===
{{es-noun|f}}

# {{l|en|liana}}
#: {{syn|es|bejuco|guaco}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}

{{C|es|Plants}}

==Swahili==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|sw|Sw-ke-liana.flac|a=Kenya}}

===Verb===
{{sw-verb}}

# {{sw-derform|recip|lia}}

====Conjugation====
{{sw-conj|intr=y}}