bunuh

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bunuh, from Proto-Malayic *bunuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bunuq, from Proto-Austronesian *buNuq.

Pronunciation

Verb

bunuh (active membunuh, passive dibunuh)

  1. (transitive) to kill
    Synonym: (uncommon) matikan

Conjugation

Conjugation of bunuh (meng-, transitive)
root bunuh
active passive basic
imperative
emphatic
jussive
reflective1 ordinary
ordinary
nominative membunuh terbunuh dibunuh bunuh bunuhlah
accusative / dative / locative membunuhi dibunuhi bunuhi bunuhilah
perfective causative / applicative2 membunuhkan dibunuhkan bunuhkan bunuhkanlah
causative
nominative
accusative / dative / locative
perfective causative / applicative2

1 There is another form of reflective passive verb with affixation of ke- -an which is not included in the table. This form is only attested in active voice without causative affixation of per-.
2 The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

Compound terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bunuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bunuq, from Proto-Austronesian *buNuq.

First attested in the Telaga Batu inscription, 683 AD, as Old Malay वुनुः (vunuḥ), in inflected form nivunuh (current spelling dibunuh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bunuh/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ˈbunʊh], [ˈbunoh]
  • Rhymes: -unoh, -noh, -oh
  • Rhymes: -uh

Verb

bunuh (Jawi spelling بونوه)

  1. to kill (put to death)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: bunuh (inherited)
  • > Peranakan Indonesian: boenoe (inherited)

Further reading