menua

Iban

Alternative forms

• menoa

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bənua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mənua/
• Hyphenation: me‧nu‧a

Noun

menua

1. land
2. state
3. area
4. origin; place of birth

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Affixed tua +‎ meng-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məˈnua/ [məˈnu.a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: me‧nu‧a

Adjective

menua

1. to grow old
2. to mature
3. to senescent.
4. to get later

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dayak. Compare Iban menua.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məˈnua/ [məˈnu.a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: me‧nu‧a

Noun

menua (plural menua-menua)

1. birthplace; hometown, native village

   Synonym: kampung halaman

Further reading

• “menua” 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.