Brunei
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English
Etymology
From Malay Brunei, probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa), which also referred to the island of Borneo (a likely cognate to Brunei).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɹuːˈnaɪ/
- Hyphenation: Bru‧nei
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ
Proper noun
Brunei
- A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
a country in Southeast Asia
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See also
- Bandar Seri Begawan
Brunei on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brunei m
- Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Brunei
- Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)
Dutch
Etymology
Related to Borneo. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brunei n
- Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brunei
- Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)
Declension
| Inflection of Brunei (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | Brunei | — | ||
| genitive | Brunein | — | ||
| partitive | Bruneita | — | ||
| illative | Bruneihin | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | Brunei | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | Brunei | — | |
| gen. | Brunein | |||
| genitive | Brunein | — | ||
| partitive | Bruneita | — | ||
| inessive | Bruneissa | — | ||
| elative | Bruneista | — | ||
| illative | Bruneihin | — | ||
| adessive | Bruneilla | — | ||
| ablative | Bruneilta | — | ||
| allative | Bruneille | — | ||
| essive | Bruneina | — | ||
| translative | Bruneiksi | — | ||
| abessive | Bruneitta | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Derived terms
French
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brunei m
- Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)
Derived terms
See also
- (countries of Asia) pays d’Asie; Afghanistan, Arabie saoudite, Arménie, Azerbaïdjan, Bahreïn, Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Birmanie, Brunei, Cambodge, Chine, Chypre, Corée du Nord, Corée du Sud, Émirats arabes unis, Géorgie, Inde, Indonésie, Iran, Irak, Israël, Japon, Jordanie, Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Koweït, Laos, Liban, Malaisie, Maldives, Mongolie, Népal, Oman, Ouzbékistan, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russie, Singapour, Sri Lanka, Syrie, Tadjikistan, Thaïlande, Timor oriental, Turquie, Turkménistan, Vietnam, Yémen (Category: fr:Countries in Asia)
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brunei n (proper noun, genitive Bruneis or (optionally with an article) Brunei)
- Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)
See also
- Brunei Darussalam (official name)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brunei
- Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia; official name: Brunei Szultanátus)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Brunei | — |
| accusative | Bruneit | — |
| dative | Bruneinek | — |
| instrumental | Bruneijel | — |
| causal-final | Bruneiért | — |
| translative | Bruneijé | — |
| terminative | Bruneiig | — |
| essive-formal | Bruneiként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Bruneiben | — |
| superessive | Brunein | — |
| adessive | Bruneinél | — |
| illative | Bruneibe | — |
| sublative | Bruneire | — |
| allative | Bruneihez | — |
| elative | Bruneiből | — |
| delative | Bruneiről | — |
| ablative | Bruneitől | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Bruneié | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Bruneiéi | — |
| Possessive forms of Brunei | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Bruneiem | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Bruneied | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Bruneie | — |
| 1st person plural | Bruneiünk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Bruneietek | — |
| 3rd person plural | Bruneiük | — |
Derived terms
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay Brunei, from Classical Malay بروني (Brunei), probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa).
Proper noun
Brunei
- Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)
Italian
Proper noun
Brunei m
- Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)
Anagrams
Malay
Etymology
Probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa), which also referred to the island of Borneo.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brunei (Jawi spelling بروني)
- Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Brunei
- Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Brunei
- Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)
Related terms
Polish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brunei n (undeclinable)
- Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)
Further reading
- Brunei in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Bru‧nei
Proper noun
Brunei m
- Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia; official names: Estado do Brunei Darussalã and Negara Brunei Darussalã)
Derived terms
Swedish
Etymology
Probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa), which referred to the island of Borneo (a likely cognate to Brunei).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Brunei n (genitive Bruneis)
- Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)