banua
Embaloh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).
Noun edit
banua
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”), from Proto-Austronesian *banua. Doublet of benua and wanua.
- (Noun 1) From Nias banua (“village”), from Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
- (Noun 2) From Embaloh banua (“village”), from Proto-South Sulawesi *banua
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
banua (first-person possessive banuaku, second-person possessive banuamu, third-person possessive banuanya)
Noun edit
banua (first-person possessive banuaku, second-person possessive banuamu, third-person possessive banuanya)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “banua” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kapampangan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”). Compare Cebuano banwa and Tagalog banwa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
banua
Derived terms edit
Mandar edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).
Noun edit
banua
Minangkabau edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *bənua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua.
Noun edit
banua
Nias edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”), from Proto-Austronesian *banua. Doublet of benua.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
banua (mutated form mbanua)
See also edit
References edit
- Brown, Lea (2005) "Nias." In Adelaar, Alexander & Nikolaus P. Himmelmann (eds.) The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar, p. 567. Abingdon: Routledge. →ISBN
Pamona edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).
Noun edit
banua
Sangir edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).
Noun edit
banua
Tae' edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).
Noun edit
banua
Toba Batak edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).
Noun edit
banua
Wolio edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
banua
References edit
- Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris