tunu
Chamorro
Etymology
From Pre-Chamorro *tunu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.
Verb
tunu
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *tunu (“back part, nape”), from Proto-Eskimo *tunuv- (“back part, nape”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tunu
Declension
Further reading
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.
Verb
tunu
Adjective
tunu
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tunu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.
Pronunciation
Verb
tunu
- to burn
Derived terms
Regular affixed derivations:
- penunu [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- penunuan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- menunu [agent focus] (meN-)
- menunukan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- ditunu [patient focus] (di-)
- ditunukan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
- tertunu [agentless action] (teR-)
- bertunu [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Further reading
- “tunu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Inupiaq
Noun
tunu (dual tunuk, plural tunut)
- back
- Tunuga atniġñaqtuq
- My back is hurting.
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.
Pronunciation
Verb
tunu (Jawi spelling تونو)
- to burn, to light up
- to burn up, to incinerate
Synonyms
Derived terms
Regular affixed derivations:
- penunu [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- penunuan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- menunu [agent focus] (meN-)
- menunukan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- ditunu [patient focus] (di-)
- ditunukan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
- tertunu [agentless action] (teR-)
- bertunu [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
Descendants
- Indonesian: tunu
Further reading
- “tunu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.
Pronunciation
Verb
tunu (passive tunua)
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
- to burn
Rayón Zoque
Noun
tunu
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)[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 37
Swahili
Etymology
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Noun
tunu (n class, plural tunu)
- something precious, something valuable, often the result of gift
- (Can we date this quote?), Baqir Shareef al-Qurashi, Uislamu ni Njia Yenye Kutoa Mwangaza Katika Maisha:
- Uislamu ni tunu na zawadi kutoka kwa Mwenyezi Munguambayo[sic] kawazawadia waja wake, na ni rehema kwao; […]
- Islam is something precious and a gift from the Almighty God that He gave his servants, and is a mercy for them; […]
- value, idea or abstract concept that is held dear
- 2022, Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar: Chimbuko, Misingi na Maendeleo, Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, →ISBN:
- Kwa Watanzania Muungano ni sehemu ya tunu ya Taifa ya Umoja ambayo viongozi hawana budi kuiishi au kufanana nayo kwa kauli na vitendo.
- For Tanzanians, the Union is part of the value that is a United Nation and which the leaders must live by and match with words and actions.
Tetum
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.
Verb
tunu
- Chamorro terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Chamorro terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Chamorro terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Chamorro terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Chamorro lemmas
- Chamorro verbs
- Greenlandic terms inherited from Proto-Inuit
- Greenlandic terms derived from Proto-Inuit
- Greenlandic terms derived from Proto-Eskimo
- Greenlandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Greenlandic lemmas
- Greenlandic nouns
- Iban terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Iban terms inherited from Proto-Malayic
- Iban terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Iban terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Iban terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Iban terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Iban lemmas
- Iban verbs
- Iban adjectives
- Iban terms with usage examples
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayic
- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Indonesian 2-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian verbs
- Inupiaq lemmas
- Inupiaq nouns
- Inupiaq terms with usage examples
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayic
- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/unu
- Rhymes:Malay/nu
- Malay 2-syllable words
- Malay lemmas
- Malay verbs
- Malay verbs without transitivity
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Maori terms with IPA pronunciation
- Maori lemmas
- Maori verbs
- Old Javanese terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Old Javanese terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Old Javanese terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Old Javanese terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Old Javanese lemmas
- Old Javanese verbs
- Rayón Zoque lemmas
- Rayón Zoque nouns
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili nouns
- Swahili n class nouns
- Swahili terms with quotations
- Tetum terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tetum terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tetum terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Tetum terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Tetum lemmas
- Tetum verbs