ꦮꦸꦤꦶ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wuni (“bignay”). Cognate of Indonesian buni, Tagalog bignay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wuni/
• Rhymes: -ni
• Hyphenation: wu‧ni

Noun

ꦮꦸꦤꦶ (wuni)

1. (botany) bignay (Antidesma bunius).

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “wuni”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN