buni

See also: búni and bun-i

Albanian

Noun

buni

1. inflection of bun:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite dative/genitive/ablative singular

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ni/, [ˈbu.ni]

Etymology 1

From Malay buni, from Classical Malay بوني (buni), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buni, from Proto-Austronesian *buNi (“to hide; conceal”). Doublet of sembunyi.

Noun

buni (plural buni-buni)

1. (rare) concealment

   Synonyms: bunian, sembunyi

Derived terms

• bunian
• dibunikan
• membunikan
• terbuni

Etymology 2

From Malay buni, from Classical Malay بوني (buni), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀnay. Doublet of brunai.

Noun

buni (plural buni-buni)

1. a wild cherry tree (Antidesma bunius)

   Synonym: berunai

2. fruit of this tree

   Synonyms: buah buni, buah berunai

Synonyms

• wuni

Further reading

• “buni”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Noun

buni m

1. plural of bunio

Anagrams

• nubi

Latin

Alternative forms

• būniī

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈbuː.niː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈbuː.ni]

Noun

būnī n

1. genitive singular of būnion

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuni/ [ˈbu.ni]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buni, from Proto-Austronesian *buNi (“to hide; conceal”). Doublet of sembunyi.

Noun

buni (Jawi spelling بوني, uncountable)

1. (rare) concealment

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bunian [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• membunikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dibunikan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• terbuni [agentless action] (teR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: buni

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀnay. Doublet of berunai.

Noun

buni (Jawi spelling بوني, uncountable)

1. a wild cherry tree (Antidesma bunius)
2. fruit of this tree

Synonyms

• peruan hitam

Descendants

• Indonesian: buni

Further reading

• "buni" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bunʲ/

Adjective

buni

1. nominative/accusative masculine plural of bun