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Dongxiang
Pronunciation
Noun
dunya
- Alternative form of duya (“world, mortal life”)
Iban
Etymology
From Malay dunia, from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).
Pronunciation
Noun
dunya
- world
Old Sundanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).
Noun
dunya (Aksara Sunda spelling ᮓᮥᮑ)
- world
- Synonyms: bwana, jagat, alam dunya
(Can we date this quote?), Carita Waruga Guru:...ᮒᮥᮛᮥᮔ᮪ ᮊ ᮜᮀᮍᮤᮒ᮪ ᮕᮥᮒᮤᮂ ᮒᮥᮛᮥᮔ᮪ ᮊ ᮜᮀᮍᮤᮒ᮪ ᮄᮻᮀ ᮒᮥᮛᮥᮔ᮪ ᮊ ᮜᮀᮍᮤᮒ᮪ ᮓᮥᮑ...- ...turun ka langit putih turun ka langit irng turun ka langit dunya...
- ...then he descended to the white firmament, then he descended to the black firmament, then he descended to the firmament of the world (the realm of mortals)
Descendants
Sundanese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Sundanese dunya, from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā). Cognate with Indonesian and Malay dunia
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dun.ˈja/, /duɲ.ˈja/
Noun
dunya (Aksara Sunda spelling ᮓᮥᮑ)
- world
- Synonyms: jagat, alam dunya
Naon tujuan urang hirup di dunya?- What is the purpose of our life in the world?
Tausug
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay dunia, from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /dunja/
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: dun‧ya
Noun
dunya (Sulat Sūg spelling دُپَ or دُنْيَا)
- world