Bunlay

See also: bunlay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Bonlay — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

A metathesis of *Bulnáy, possibly syncopation from an intermediate term *Bulunáy, from Classical Malay بروني (Berunai). Compare Maranao Boronay. Doublet of Brunei and Borneo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bunˈlaj/ [bʊnˈlaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: Bun‧lay

Proper noun

Bunláy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜎᜌ᜔) (obsolete)

1. Brunei; Borneo

   Synonym: Brunei

Further reading

• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 364