hunus

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay hunus, from Proto-Malayic *(h)unus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hunus, from Proto-Austronesian *SuNus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhunus/ [ˈhu.nʊs]
• Rhymes: -unus
• Syllabification: hu‧nus

Verb

hunus

1. to unsheathe, to draw (a sword, etc.)
2. to draw out something

Derived terms

• dihunus
• dihunuskan
• menghunus
• menghunuskan
• terhunus

Further reading

• “hunus” 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

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *(h)unus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hunus, from Proto-Austronesian *SuNus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhunus/ [ˈhu.nus]
• Rhymes: -unus, -nus, -us
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [hunʊs, -nos, -no̞s]

Verb

hunus (Jawi spelling هونوس)

1. to draw off (sword, ring, etc.)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menghunus [agent focus] (meN-)
• menghunuskan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• hunuskan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• dihunus [patient focus] (di-)
• dihunuskan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• terhunus [agentless action] (teR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: hunus

Further reading

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

Tausug

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /hunus/ [hʊˈn̪us]
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: hu‧nus

Noun

hunus (Sulat Sūg spelling هُنُسْ)

1. typhoon
2. strong wind