hunus

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(h)unus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hunus, from Proto-Austronesian *SuNus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hunus/
Rhymes: -unus, -nus, -us
(Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [hunʊs, -nos, -no̞s]

Verb

hunus (Jawi spelling هونوس)

to draw off (sword, ring, etc.)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

menghunus [agent focus] (meN-)
menghunuskan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
hunuskan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
dihunus [patient focus] (di-)
dihunuskan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
terhunus [agentless action] (teR-)

Descendants

Indonesian: hunus

Further reading

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

Tausug

Noun

hunus

typhoon
strong wind

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