buni

See also: búni and bun-i

Albanian

Noun

buni

1. inflection of bun:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite dative/genitive/ablative singular

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ni/, [ˈbu.ni]

Etymology 1

From Malay buni, from Classical Malay بوني (buni), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buni, from Proto-Austronesian *buNi (“to hide; conceal”). Doublet of sembunyi.

Noun

buni (plural buni-buni)

1. (rare) concealment

   Synonyms: bunian, sembunyi, surukan

Derived terms

• bunian
• dibunikan
• membunikan
• terbuni

Etymology 2

From Malay buni, from Classical Malay بوني (buni), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀnay. Doublet of brunai.

Noun

buni (plural buni-buni)

1. a wild cherry tree (Antidesma bunius)

   Synonyms: beras-beras, berunai, burne

2. fruit of this tree

   Synonyms: buah buni, buah berunai

Synonyms

• wuni

Further reading

• “buni”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Noun

buni m

1. plural of bunio

Anagrams

• nubi

Latin

Alternative forms

• būniī

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈbuː.niː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈbuː.ni]

Noun

būnī n

1. genitive singular of būnion

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuni/ [ˈbu.ni]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buni, from Proto-Austronesian *buNi (“to hide; conceal”). Doublet of sembunyi.

Noun

buni (Jawi spelling بوني, uncountable)

1. (rare) concealment

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bunian [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• membunikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dibunikan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• terbuni [agentless action] (teR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: buni

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀnay. Doublet of berunai. Not related to Brunei.

Noun

buni (Jawi spelling بوني, uncountable)

1. a wild cherry tree (Antidesma bunius)
2. fruit of this tree

Synonyms

• peruan hitam

Descendants

• Indonesian: buni

Further reading

• "buni" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "buni" at PRPM first version)

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bunʲ/

Adjective

buni

1. nominative/accusative masculine plural of bun

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic بُنّ (bunn, “coffee plant or seed”).

Noun

buni class IX (plural buni class X)

1. coffee berry

Derived terms

• mbuni (“coffee plant”)

See also

• kahawa (“coffee”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic بُنْيَة (bunya).

Verb

-buni (infinitive kubuni)

1. to construct; invent

Conjugation

Conjugation of -buni
Positive present -nabuni Subjunctive -buni Negative -buni Imperative singular buni
Infinitives
Positive kubuni Negative kutobuni
Imperatives
Singular buni Plural bunini
Tensed forms
Habitual hubuni Positive past positive subject concord + -libuni Negative past negative subject concord + -kubuni
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabuni) Singular Plural 1st person ninabuni/nabuni tunabuni 2nd person unabuni mnabuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabuni wanabuni other classes positive subject concord + -nabuni
Negative present (negative subject concord + -buni) Singular Plural 1st person sibuni hatubuni 2nd person hubuni hambuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habuni hawabuni other classes negative subject concord + -buni
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabuni Negative future negative subject concord + -tabuni
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -buni) Singular Plural 1st person nibuni tubuni 2nd person ubuni mbuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abuni wabuni other classes positive subject concord + -buni
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibuni Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebuni Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebuni Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibuni Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibuni
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abuni) Singular Plural 1st person nabuni twabuni 2nd person wabuni mwabuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abuni wabuni m-mi(III/IV) wabuni yabuni ji-ma(V/VI) labuni yabuni ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabuni vyabuni n(IX/X) yabuni zabuni u(XI) wabuni see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabuni pa(XVI) pabuni mu(XVIII) mwabuni
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebuni "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabuni "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabuni "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibuni "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobuni Consecutive kabuni / positive subject concord + -kabuni Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabuni
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibuni -tubuni 2nd person -kubuni -wabuni/-kubunini/-wabunini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbuni -wabuni m-mi(III/IV) -ubuni -ibuni ji-ma(V/VI) -libuni -yabuni ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibuni -vibuni n(IX/X) -ibuni -zibuni u(XI) -ubuni see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubuni pa(XVI) -pabuni mu(XVIII) -mubuni Reflexive -jibuni
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -buni- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -buniye -bunio m-mi(III/IV) -bunio -buniyo ji-ma(V/VI) -bunilo -buniyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bunicho -bunivyo n(IX/X) -buniyo -bunizo u(XI) -bunio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -buniko pa(XVI) -bunipo mu(XVIII) -bunimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -buni) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebuni -obuni m-mi(III/IV) -obuni -yobuni ji-ma(V/VI) -lobuni -yobuni ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobuni -vyobuni n(IX/X) -yobuni -zobuni u(XI) -obuni see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobuni pa(XVI) -pobuni mu(XVIII) -mobuni
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -bunia
  • Causative: -bunisha
  • Passive: -buniwa
  • Reciprocal: -buniana
  • Stative: -bunika

• Nominal derivations:
  • mbuni (“inventor”)

• Other derivations:
  • bunifu (“creative, imaginative”)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqəni (compare Central Bikol bun-i, Cebuano bun-i, and Masbatenyo bun-i).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbuni/ [ˈbuː.n̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -uni
• Syllabification: bu‧ni

Noun

buni (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈᜒ)

1. herpes; pityriasis
2. ringworm

Derived terms

• bunihin
• mabuni
• magkabuni

Venetan

Adjective

buni m pl

1. masculine plural of bon