buni

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See also: búni and bun-i

Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

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

Further reading

Italian

Noun

buni m

  1. plural of bunio

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

būnī n

  1. genitive singular of būnion

Malay

Pronunciation

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:

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
Descendants

Further reading

Romanian

Pronunciation

Adjective

buni

  1. nominative/accusative masculine plural of bun

Swahili

Pronunciation

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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

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

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

buni (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈᜒ)

  1. herpes; pityriasis
  2. ringworm

Derived terms

Venetan

Adjective

buni m pl

  1. masculine plural of bon
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