kuning

Balinese

Romanization

kuning

1. Romanization of ᬓᬸᬦᬶᬂ

Bau Bidayuh

Noun

kuning

1. lightning (flash of light)

Adjective

kuning

1. lightning (Extremely fast or sudden)

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kunit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)kunij.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.niŋ/

Adjective

kuning

1. yellow (having yellow as its colour)

Noun

kuning

1. yellow (colour)

Hiligaynon

Noun

kuníng

1. cat

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kunit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)kunij.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.niəŋ/

Noun

kuning

1. yellow

Adjective

kuning

1. yellow

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kuning, from Proto-Malayic *kunit (compare Malay kuning, Minangkabau kuniang), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)kunij (compare Acehnese kuneng, Javanese kuning, Madurese koneng, Sasak koning, Sundanese koneng, West Coast Bajau kuning).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkunɪŋ]

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• Hyphenation: ku‧ning

Adjective

kuning

1. yellow (having yellow as its colour)

Noun

kuning

1. yellow (colour)

See also

Colors in Indonesian · warna (layout · text)

putih	abu-abu, kelabu	hitam
merah; kirmizi	jingga; cokelat, pirang tua	kuning; krem
hijau pupus, hijau limau	hijau	hijau pudina; hijau tua
nilangsuka, sian; hijau laut	biru langit, nilakandi	biru
lembayung; nila	patma; ungu	merah jambu, merah muda

Further reading

• “kuning” 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.

Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)kunij.

Adjective

kuning (ngoko kuning, krama jené)

1. yellow (having yellow as its colour)

Noun

kuning (ngoko kuning, krama jené)

1. yellow (colour)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kunit (compare Indonesian kuning, Minangkabau kuniang), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)kunij (compare Acehnese kuneng, Javanese kuning, Madurese koneng, Sasak koning, Sundanese koneng, West Coast Bajau kuning) hence doublet of kunyit.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /kuneŋ/
• (Perak) IPA^(key): /kunen/
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /kunɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -uneŋ, -neŋ, -eŋ
• Rhymes: -iŋ

Adjective

kuning (Jawi spelling کونيڠ)

1. yellow (having yellow as its colour)

Noun

kuning (Jawi spelling کونيڠ, plural kuning-kuning, informal 1st possessive kuningku, 2nd possessive kuningmu, 3rd possessive kuningnya)

1. yellow (colour)

Further reading

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

Old Dutch

Noun

kuning m

1. Alternative spelling of cuninc

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.ninɡ/, [ˈku.niŋɡ]

Noun

kuning m

1. Alternative form of cyning

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	kuning	kuningas
accusative	kuning	kuningas
genitive	kuninges	kuninga
dative	kuninge	kuningum

Old High German

Alternative forms

• cuning, chuninc, chuning, khuninc

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.

Noun

kuning m (plural kuninga)

1. king

Declension

Declension of kuning (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	kuning	kuninga
accusative	kuning	kuninga
genitive	kuninges	kuningo
dative	kuninge	kuningum
instrumental	kuningu	—

Descendants

• Middle High German: künic, künec
  • Alemannic German: Künig, Chüng, Keenig
  • Bavarian: Kine, Kini, Kenig, Kineng
  • Central Franconian: Kinnik, Künning, Künnik
  • Cimbrian: khuuneg
  • German: König
  • Luxembourgish: Kinnek
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Pennsylvania German: Keenich

  • Vilamovian: kyng
  • Yiddish: קיניג (kinig), קעניג (kenig)

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.

Noun

kuning m

1. king

Declension

Declension of kuning (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	kuning	kuningos
accusative	kuning	kuningos
genitive	kuninges	kuningō
dative	kuninge	kuningum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: könink, könnink, kunig
  • Low German:
    • Dutch Low Saxon: koaning, könning
    • German Low German: Koning, Köning, Keunig
      • Plautdietsch: Kjennich
  • → Latgalian: kieneņš
  • → Latvian: ķēniņš
  • → Saterland Frisian: König, Köänig
  • → West Frisian: keuning

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kuningas.

Noun

kuning (genitive kuninga, partitive kuningat)

1. king

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• kuningriik'

West Coast Bajau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)kunij.

Adjective

kuning

1. yellow (having yellow as its colour)

Noun

kuning

1. yellow (colour)