Embaloh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (inhabited land).

Noun

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banua

  1. land; country
  2. commoner

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (inhabited land), from Proto-Austronesian *banua. Doublet of benua and wanua.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbanua̯/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧nua

Noun

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banua (first-person possessive banuaku, second-person possessive banuamu, third-person possessive banuanya)

  1. Nias traditional society.

Noun

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banua (first-person possessive banuaku, second-person possessive banuamu, third-person possessive banuanya)

  1. river-side village
  2. inferior
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Further reading

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Kapampangan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (inhabited land). Compare Cebuano banwa and Tagalog banwa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈnwa/ [bəˈnwä]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧nua

Noun

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banua

  1. sky
  2. heaven
  3. glory
  4. year
  5. age

Derived terms

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Mandar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (inhabited land).

Noun

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banua

  1. town; district
  2. area

Minangkabau

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *bənua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua.

Noun

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banua

  1. (geography) continent

Nias

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (inhabited land), from Proto-Austronesian *banua. Doublet of benua.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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banua (mutated form mbanua)

  1. village

See also

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References

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Pamona

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (inhabited land).

Noun

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banua

  1. house

Sangir

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (inhabited land).

Noun

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banua

  1. land
  2. state; district
  3. weather

Tae'

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (inhabited land).

Noun

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banua

  1. house
  2. members of a household

Toba Batak

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (inhabited land).

Noun

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banua

  1. land
  2. district; region

Wolio

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (inhabited land).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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banua

  1. house

References

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  • Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris