buana

See also: Buana

Balinese

Romanization

buana

1. Romanization of ᬪᬸᬯᬦ

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay buana (“world”), from Sanskrit भुवन (bhuvana, “the world”). Cognate to Sundanese buana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bua̯.na/
• Hyphenation: bu‧a‧na

Noun

buana

1. (archaic) world

   Synonyms: benua, dunia, jagat

Derived terms

• membuana

Further reading

• “buana” 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.

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbˠuənˠə/

Verb

buana

1. present subjunctive analytic of buain

Adjective

buana pl

1. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural of buan

Noun

buana f

1. genitive singular of buain

Mutation

Mutated forms of buana

radical	lenition	eclipsis
buana	bhuana	mbuana

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

buana f

1. genitive singular of buain

Mutation

Mutation of buana

radical	lenition
buana	bhuana

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Sundanese

Etymology

From Old Sundanese bwana, buana, from Sanskrit भुवन (bhuvana, “the world”)

Noun

buana (Sundanese script ᮘᮥᮃᮔ)

1. (geography) continent
2. the world, universe

Further reading

• Maman Sumantri, et al. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia
• "BOEWANA", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij