wanua

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Buginese , from Proto-South Sulawesi *banua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua. Doublet of banua and benua.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: wa‧nua

Noun

wanua (first-person possessive wanuaku, second-person possessive wanuamu, third-person possessive wanuanya)

  1. traditional area in Buginese, subdivided into several kampung.

Further reading

Old Javanese

Noun

wanua

  1. Alternative spelling of wanwa