huni
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhuni/
- Hyphenation: hu‧ni
Etymology 1
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Verb
huni
- to inhabit
Derived terms
- berhuni
- berpenghuni
- hunian
- menghuni
- menghunikan
- penghuni
- penghunian
- terhuni
- terhunikan
Etymology 2
From Sundanese [Term?].
Noun
huni (plural huni-huni)
Further reading
- “huni” 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.
Middle English
Noun
huni
- alternative form of hony
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *huni, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huni, from Proto-Austronesian *Suni.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhuni/ [ˈhuː.n̪ɪ]
- Rhymes: -uni
- Syllabification: hu‧ni
Noun
huni (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜈᜒ)
- chirp; hoot (of birds)
- Synonym: (of chicks) siyap
- humming (of a tune)
- Synonym: higing
- wheeze; wheezing sound
- Synonym: agahas
- whistle of a siren
- Synonym: silbato
- croak (of frogs)
- Synonym: kokak
Derived terms
- humuni
- hunihan
- paghuni
See also
Further reading
- “huni”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish خونی (huni), from Greek χουνί (chouní), χωνί (choní, “funnel”), from Ancient Greek χῶνος (khônos), χώνη (khṓnē), contracted of χοάνη (khoánē, “funnel”).
Noun
huni
- funnel (vessel used to pour liquids)
Declension
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