bunian
Malay
Etymology
buni + -an
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buni, from Proto-Austronesian *buNi (“to hide, conceal”).
Noun
bunian (Jawi spelling بونين, plural bunian-bunian)
- invisible elves of the forest
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- orang bunian
References
- "bunian" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
- “bunian” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.