tunu

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Chamorro

Etymology

From Pre-Chamorro *tunu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

Verb

tunu

  1. to broil, to burn

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *tunu (“back part, nape”), from Proto-Eskimo *tunuv- (“back part, nape”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tunu

  1. back (side of the torso)
  2. backside

Declension

Declension of tunu
singular plural
absolutive tunu tunut
ergative tunup tunut
allative tunumut tununut
ablative tunumit tununit
prosecutive tunukkut tunutigut
locative tunumi tununi
instrumental tunumik tununik
equative tunutut tunutut

Further reading

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

Verb

tunu

  1. to roast; to broil

Adjective

tunu

  1. roasted; broiled
    manuk tunu ― roasted chicken
    jani tunu ― roasted pig

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tunu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: tu‧nu

Verb

tunu

  1. to burn

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Further reading

Inupiaq

Noun

tunu (dual tunuk, plural tunut)

  1. back
    Tunuga atniġñaqtuq
    My back is hurting.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

Pronunciation

Verb

tunu (Jawi spelling تونو)

  1. to burn, to light up
  2. to burn up, to incinerate

Synonyms

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Descendants

  • Indonesian: tunu

Further reading

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

Pronunciation

Verb

tunu (passive tunua)

  1. to broil, roast, bake, cook

References

  • “tunu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

Verb

tunu

  1. to burn

Rayón Zoque

Noun

tunu

  1. navel

References

  • Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 37

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

Verb

tunu

  1. to bake, to roast
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