bunian

Malay

Etymology

buni +‎ -an
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buni, from Proto-Austronesian *buNi (“to hide, conceal”).

Noun

bunian (Jawi spelling بونين, plural bunian-bunian, informal 1st possessive bunianku, 2nd possessive bunianmu, 3rd possessive buniannya)

1. invisible elves of the forest

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• orang bunian

References

• "bunian" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “bunian” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.