punai

punai

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of punar

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• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpunai̯/ [ˈpu.nai̯]
• Rhymes: -unai̯
• Syllabification: pu‧nai

punai (plural punai-punai)

1. green pigeon (any member of the genus Treron of the pigeon family)

From Proto-Austronesian *punay (“greenish fruit dove”).

punai

1. wild pigeon

From Proto-Malayic *punay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *punay, from Proto-Austronesian *punay (“greenish fruit dove”).

• IPA^(key): /pu.nai̯/
• Rhymes: -unai̯, -nai̯, -ai̯

punai (Jawi spelling ڤوناي, plural punai-punai)

1. small pigeon
2. (slang) penis

• Indonesian: punai

• “punai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

From Proto-Austronesian *punay (“greenish fruit dove”).

punai

1. turtle dove, pigeon

• Roger Ferrell (1982) Paiwan Dictionary, p.205, Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University

From Proto-Austronesian *punay (“greenish fruit dove”).

punai

1. (Budai) dove

   Synonym: tavagu

• Chun-mei Chen (陳春美) (2006) A comparative study on Formosan phonology: Paiwan and Budai Rukai, p.243, University of Texas