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Galician
Verb
punai
- (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of punar
Kanakanabu
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *punay (“greenish fruit dove”).
Noun
punai
- wild pigeon
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *punay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *punay, from Proto-Austronesian *punay (“greenish fruit dove”).
Pronunciation
Noun
punai (Jawi spelling ڤوناي, plural punai-punai, informal 1st possessive punaiku, 2nd possessive punaimu, 3rd possessive punainya)
- small pigeon
- (slang) penis
Descendants
Further reading
Paiwan
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *punay (“greenish fruit dove”).
Noun
punai
- turtle dove, pigeon
References
- Roger Ferrell (1982) Paiwan Dictionary, p.205, Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University
Rukai
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *punay (“greenish fruit dove”).
Noun
punai
- (Budai) dove
- Synonym: tavagu
References