buni

See also: búni, and bun-i

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 (first-person possessive buniku, second-person possessive bunimu, third-person possessive buninya)

1. (rare) concealment

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 (first-person possessive buniku, second-person possessive bunimu, third-person possessive buninya)

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

Synonyms

• wuni

Further reading

• “buni” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, 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/, [ˈbuːniː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ni/, [ˈbuːni]

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, informal 1st possessive buniku, 2nd possessive bunimu, 3rd possessive buninya)

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, informal 1st possessive buniku, 2nd possessive bunimu, 3rd possessive buninya)

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 | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bunʲ/

Adjective

buni

1. nominative/accusative masculine plural of bun

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic بُنّ (bunn, “coffee plant or seed”).

Noun

buni (n class, plural buni)

1. coffee berry

Derived terms

• mbuni (“coffee plant”)

See also

• kahawa (“coffee”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic بُنْيَة (bunya).

Verb

-buni (infinitive kubuni)

1. to construct; invent

Conjugation

Conjugation of -buni
Positive present -nabuni Subjunctive -buni Negative -buni Imperative singular buni
Infinitives
Positive kubuni Negative kutobuni
Imperatives
Singular buni Plural bunini
Tensed forms
Habitual hubuni Positive past positive subject concord + -libuni Negative past negative subject concord + -kubuni
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabuni) Singular Plural 1st person ninabuni/nabuni tunabuni 2nd person unabuni mnabuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabuni wanabuni other classes positive subject concord + -nabuni
Negative present (negative subject concord + -buni) Singular Plural 1st person sibuni hatubuni 2nd person hubuni hambuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habuni hawabuni other classes negative subject concord + -buni
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabuni Negative future negative subject concord + -tabuni
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -buni) Singular Plural 1st person nibuni tubuni 2nd person ubuni mbuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abuni wabuni other classes positive subject concord + -buni
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibuni Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebuni Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebuni Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibuni Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibuni
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abuni) Singular Plural 1st person nabuni twabuni 2nd person wabuni mwabuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abuni wabuni m-mi(III/IV) wabuni yabuni ji-ma(V/VI) labuni yabuni ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabuni vyabuni n(IX/X) yabuni zabuni u(XI) wabuni see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabuni pa(XVI) pabuni mu(XVIII) mwabuni
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebuni "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabuni "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabuni "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibuni "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobuni Consecutive kabuni / positive subject concord + -kabuni Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabuni
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibuni -tubuni 2nd person -kubuni -wabuni/-kubunini/-wabunini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbuni -wabuni m-mi(III/IV) -ubuni -ibuni ji-ma(V/VI) -libuni -yabuni ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibuni -vibuni n(IX/X) -ibuni -zibuni u(XI) -ubuni see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubuni pa(XVI) -pabuni mu(XVIII) -mubuni Reflexive -jibuni
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -buni- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -buniye -bunio m-mi(III/IV) -bunio -buniyo ji-ma(V/VI) -bunilo -buniyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bunicho -bunivyo n(IX/X) -buniyo -bunizo u(XI) -bunio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -buniko pa(XVI) -bunipo mu(XVIII) -bunimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -buni) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebuni -obuni m-mi(III/IV) -obuni -yobuni ji-ma(V/VI) -lobuni -yobuni ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobuni -vyobuni n(IX/X) -yobuni -zobuni u(XI) -obuni see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobuni pa(XVI) -pobuni mu(XVIII) -mobuni
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mbuni (“inventor”)

• Other derivations:
  • bunifu (“creative, imaginative”)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqəni (compare Bikol Central bun-i, Cebuano bun-i, and Masbatenyo bun-i).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbuni/ [ˈbuː.n̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -uni
• Syllabification: bu‧ni

Noun

buni (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈᜒ)

1. herpes; pityriasis
2. ringworm

Derived terms

• bunihin
• mabuni
• magkabuni

 

Venetan

Adjective

buni m pl

1. masculine plural of bon