Urak Lawoi'

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayic *bunuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bunuq, from Proto-Austronesian *buNuq (throw at, hit with a projectile). Cognate with Malay bunuh, Buginese uno, Bikol Central bunô.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bunɔh/, [buˈnɔh]

Verb

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บูนาะฮ (bunöh)

  1. to kill

Further reading

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  • Hogan, David W. (1988) Urak Lawoi': Basic Structures And Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-109)‎[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 113