puhun
Brunei Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun, from Proto-Austronesian *puqun.
Noun
puhun
Finnish
Verb
puhun
Anagrams
Javanese
Romanization
puhun
- romanization of ꦥꦸꦲꦸꦤ꧀
Old Javanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pu.hun/
- Rhymes: -hun
- Hyphenation: pu‧hun
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun, from Proto-Austronesian *puqun.
Root
puhun
Derived terms
- puhun wulu
- riṅ puhun malama
Descendants
Etymology 2
Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
puhun
- tiger
- Synonyms: bowoṅ, harimoṅ, hariwyāghra, macan, moṅ, mṛgādhipa, mṛganātha, mṛgapati, mṛgaprabhu, mṛgarāja, mṛgendra, puhun, samoṅ, śārdūla, śārdūlākṛti, wasari, wasarya, wyāghra
Etymology 3
Unknown, probably affixed suhun + pa-.
Root
puhun
- to beg
Derived terms
Descendants
- >? Malay: pohon (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
- "puhun" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Sundanese
Etymology
From Old Sundanese puhun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun, from Proto-Austronesian *puqun. Doublet of puun
Noun
puhun (Sundanese script ᮕᮥᮠᮥᮔ᮪)
Derived terms
- pupuhunan
Further reading
- "POEHOEN", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij
Tausug
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /puhun/ [pʊˈɦun̪]
- Rhymes: -un
- Syllabification: pu‧hun
Noun
puhun
Verb
puhun
- to complain (to someone, esp. a parent, usu. against a member of the family or a close relative)