dunya

See also: dünya, dünýä, Dunya, and Dünya

Dongxiang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tunˈjɑ/

Noun

dunya

1. Alternative form of duya (“world, mortal life”)

Iban

Etymology

From Malay dunia, from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duɲa/

Noun

dunya

1. world

Old Sundanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

Noun

dunya (Aksara Sunda spelling ᮓᮥᮑ)

1. world

   Synonyms: bwana, jagat, alam dunya

   • (Can we date this quote?), Carita Waruga Guru:

     ...ᮒᮥᮛᮥᮔ᮪ ᮊ ᮜᮀᮍᮤᮒ᮪ ᮕᮥᮒᮤᮂ ᮒᮥᮛᮥᮔ᮪ ᮊ ᮜᮀᮍᮤᮒ᮪ ᮄᮻᮀ ᮒᮥᮛᮥᮔ᮪ ᮊ ᮜᮀᮍᮤᮒ᮪ ᮓᮥᮑ...

     ...turun ka langit putih turun ka langit irng turun ka langit dunya...

     ...then he descended to the white firmament, then he descended to the black firmament, then he descended to the firmament of the world (the realm of mortals)

Descendants

• ⇒ Sundanese: dunya

Sundanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Sundanese dunya, from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā). Cognate with Indonesian and Malay dunia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dun.ˈja/, /duɲ.ˈja/

Noun

dunya (Aksara Sunda spelling ᮓᮥᮑ)

1. world

   Synonyms: jagat, alam dunya

   Naon tujuan urang hirup di dunya?

   What is the purpose of our life in the world?

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay dunia, from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /dunja/ [d̪ʊˈɲa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: dun‧ya

Noun

dunya (Sulat Sūg spelling دُپَ or دُنْيَا)

1. world