tuna-

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese tuna (“deficient, failing, lacking”), from Sanskrit तुन्न (tunna, “struck, hurt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtu.na]
• Hyphenation: tu‧na

Prefix

tuna-

1. wound, injury
2. deficient

Alternative forms

• tuna

Derived terms

Indonesian terms prefixed with tuna-

tunadaksa

tunakarya

tunakembang

tunanetra

tunawarga

Further reading

• “tuna-” 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.