punai

Galician

Verb

punai

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of punar

Kanakanabu

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *punay (“greenish fruit dove”).

Noun

punai

1. wild pigeon

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *punay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *punay, from Proto-Austronesian *punay (“greenish fruit dove”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.nai̯/
• Rhymes: -unai̯, -nai̯, -ai̯

Noun

punai (Jawi spelling ڤوناي, plural punai-punai, informal 1st possessive punaiku, 2nd possessive punaimu, 3rd possessive punainya)

1. small pigeon
2. (slang) penis

Descendants

• Indonesian: punai

Further reading

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

Paiwan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *punay (“greenish fruit dove”).

Noun

punai

1. turtle dove, pigeon

References

• Roger Ferrell (1982) Paiwan Dictionary, p.205, Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University

Rukai

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *punay (“greenish fruit dove”).

Noun

punai

1. (Budai) dove

   Synonym: tavagu

References

• Chun-mei Chen (陳春美) (2006) A comparative study on Formosan phonology: Paiwan and Budai Rukai, p.243, University of Texas