bunuh

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• boenoeh (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bunuh, from Proto-Malayic *bunuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bunuq, from Proto-Austronesian *buNuq.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbunuh/ [ˈbu.nʊh]
• Rhymes: -unuh
• Syllabification: bu‧nuh

Verb

bunuh (active membunuh, passive dibunuh, perfective passive terbunuh)

1. (transitive) to kill

   Synonym: (uncommon) matikan

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• berbunuh-bunuhan
• bersibunuh
• bunuh-bunuhan
• bunuh-membunuh
• pembunuh
• pembunuhan

 

Compound terms

• bunuh diri

 

Further reading

• “bunuh” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bunuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bunuq, from Proto-Austronesian *buNuq.

First attested in the Telaga Batu inscription, 683 AD, as Old Malay वुनुः (vunuḥ), in inflected form nivunuh (current spelling dibunuh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bunuh/
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈbunʊh], [ˈbunoh]
• Rhymes: -unoh, -noh, -oh
• Rhymes: -uh

Verb

bunuh (Jawi spelling بونوه)

1. to kill (put to death)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pembunuh [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pembunuhan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• bunuhan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• membunuh [agent focus] (meN-)
• dibunuh [patient focus] (di-)
• terbunuh [agentless action] (teR-)
• berbunuhan [stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (beR- + -an)
• berbunuh-bunuhan [reduplication + stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + beR- + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• bersibunuhan
• bunuh diri (“suicide”)
• bunuh-membunuh

Descendants

• > Indonesian: bunuh (inherited)
• > Peranakan Indonesian: boenoe (inherited)

Further reading

• “bunuh” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.