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tunay

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Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunay (cf. Indonesian tunai, Malay tunai).

Adjective

túnay

  1. true; genuine

Derived terms

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunay (cf. Indonesian and Malay tunai).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtunaj/ [ˈtu.n̪aɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: tu‧nay

Adjective

túnay (Basahan spelling ᜆᜓᜈᜌ᜔)

  1. real; genuine; authentic
    Antonyms: peke, palso

Derived terms

Casiguran Dumagat Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunay (cf. Indonesian tunai, Malay tunai).

Adjective

túnay

  1. true; real; genuine

Derived terms

  • megpatunay

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunay (cf. Indonesian tunai, Malay tunai).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tu‧nay
  • IPA(key): /ˈtunaj/ [ˈt̪u.n̪ɐɪ̯]

Adjective

tunay

  1. real; genuine; true
  2. (slang) faithful to one's sweetheart

Derived terms

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunay (cf. Indonesian tunai, Malay tunai) or from Malay tunai, ultimately from Tamil துணை (tuṇai).

Pronunciation

Adjective

tunay (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈᜌ᜔)

  1. true; real; genuine
    Synonyms: tibubos, totoo, talaga
    Antonyms: di-tunay, huwad, peke
  2. certain; reliable
    Synonym: tiyak
  3. right; correct
    Synonyms: tama, wasto, tumpak

Derived terms

Adverb

tunay (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈᜌ᜔)

  1. truly; really
    Synonyms: talaga, totoo
    Siyang tunay! ― Truly! or That's true!

Descendants

  • → Kapampangan: tune

Further reading

  • “tunay”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tunay”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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