banguni

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of bangun +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈŋu.ni/
• Hyphenation: ba‧ngu‧ni
• Rhymes: -ni, -i

Verb

banguni (active membanguni, transitive passive dibanguni, transitive perfective passive terbanguni)

1. to wake up
   1. (transitive, uncommon) to awaken somebody

      Synonym: bangunkan

   2. (intransitive, rare) to stop sleeping; to awake (with a specific purpose (to meet, etc.)

      Near-synonym: bangun

Further reading

• “membanguni” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.