buni
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Malay buni, from Classical Malay بوني (buni), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buni, from Proto-Austronesian *buNi (“to hide; conceal”). Doublet of sembunyi.
Noun edit
buni (first-person possessive buniku, second-person possessive bunimu, third-person possessive buninya)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Malay buni, from Classical Malay بوني (buni), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀnay. Doublet of brunai.
Noun edit
buni (first-person possessive buniku, second-person possessive bunimu, third-person possessive buninya)
- a wild cherry tree (Antidesma bunius)
- fruit of this tree
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “buni” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian edit
Noun edit
buni m
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbuː.niː/, [ˈbuːniː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbu.ni/, [ˈbuːni]
Noun edit
būnī n
Malay edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buni, from Proto-Austronesian *buNi (“to hide; conceal”). Doublet of sembunyi.
Noun edit
buni (Jawi spelling بوني, informal 1st possessive buniku, 2nd possessive bunimu, 3rd possessive buninya)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: buni
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀnay. Doublet of berunai.
Noun edit
buni (Jawi spelling بوني, informal 1st possessive buniku, 2nd possessive bunimu, 3rd possessive buninya)
- a wild cherry tree (Antidesma bunius)
- fruit of this tree
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: buni
Further reading edit
- “buni” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Romanian edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
buni
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Arabic بُنّ (bunn, “coffee plant or seed”).
Noun edit
buni (n class, plural buni)
- coffee berry
Derived terms edit
- mbuni (“coffee plant”)
See also edit
- kahawa (“coffee”)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Arabic بُنْيَة (bunya).
Verb edit
-buni (infinitive kubuni)
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Derived terms edit
- Nominal derivations:
- mbuni (“inventor”)
- Other derivations:
- bunifu (“creative, imaginative”)
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqəni (compare Bikol Central bun-i, Cebuano bun-i, and Masbatenyo bun-i).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
buni (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈᜒ)
Derived terms edit
Venetian edit
Adjective edit
buni m pl