banua

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Embaloh

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).

Noun

banua

  1. land; country
  2. commoner

Indonesian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”), from Proto-Austronesian *banua. Doublet of benua and wanua.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbanua̯/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧nua

Noun

banua (uncountable)

  1. Nias traditional society.

Noun

banua (uncountable)

  1. river-side village
  2. inferior

Further reading

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”). Compare Cebuano banwa and Tagalog banwa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈnwa/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧nua

Noun

banua

  1. sky
  2. heaven
  3. glory
  4. year
  5. age

Derived terms

Mandar

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).

Noun

banua

  1. town; district
  2. area

Minangkabau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bənua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua.

Noun

banua

  1. (geography) continent

Nias

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”), from Proto-Austronesian *banua. Doublet of benua.

Pronunciation

Noun

banua (mutated form mbanua)

  1. village

See also

References

Pamona

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).

Noun

banua

  1. house

Sangir

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).

Noun

banua

  1. land
  2. state; district
  3. weather

Tae'

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).

Noun

banua

  1. house
  2. members of a household

Toba Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).

Noun

banua

  1. land
  2. district; region

Wolio

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).

Pronunciation

Noun

banua

  1. house

References

  • Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris
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