banua

See also: bonua

Embaloh

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).

Noun

banua

1. land; country
2. commoner

Indonesian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”), from Proto-Austronesian *banua. Doublet of benua and wanua.

• (Noun 1) From Nias banua (“village”), from Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
• (Noun 2) From Embaloh banua (“village”), from Proto-South Sulawesi *banua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbanua̯/
• Hyphenation: ba‧nua

Noun

banua (plural banua-banua)

1. Nias traditional society

Noun

banua (plural banua-banua)

1. river-side village
2. inferior

Related terms

• benua
• kawanua
• wanua

Further reading

• “banua” 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.

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• banwa (Súlat Wáwâ)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”). Compare Cebuano banwa and Tagalog banwa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈnwa/ [bəˈnwä]
• Hyphenation: ba‧nua

Noun

banua

1. sky
2. heaven
3. glory
4. year
5. age

Derived terms

• alang banua
• banua-banua
• makibanua
• Masaplalang Bayung Banua
• mibanua
• pabanua

Mandar

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).

Noun

banua

1. town; district
2. area

Minangkabau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bənua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua.

Noun

banua

1. (geography) continent

Nias

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”), from Proto-Austronesian *banua. Doublet of benua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈnua/

Noun

banua (mutated form mbanua)

1. village

See also

• öri

References

• Brown, Lea (2005) "Nias." In Adelaar, Alexander & Nikolaus P. Himmelmann (eds.) The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar, p. 567. Abingdon: Routledge. →ISBN

Pamona

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).

Noun

banua

1. house

Sangir

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).

Noun

banua

1. land
2. state; district
3. weather

Tae'

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).

Noun

banua

1. house
2. members of a household

Toba Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).

Noun

banua

1. land
2. district; region

Wolio

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɓanua/

Noun

banua

1. house

References

• Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris