punai
Galician
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *punay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *punay, from Proto-Austronesian *punay (“greenish fruit dove”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pu.nai̯/
- Rhymes: -unai̯, -nai̯, -ai̯
Noun
punai (Jawi spelling ڤوناي, plural punai-punai, informal 1st possessive punaiku, 2nd possessive punaimu, 3rd possessive punainya)
Descendants
- Indonesian: punai
Further reading
- “punai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Paiwan
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *punay (“greenish fruit dove”).
References
- Roger Ferrell (1982) Paiwan Dictionary, p.205, Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University
Rukai
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *punay (“greenish fruit dove”).
References
- Chun-mei Chen (陳春美) (2006) A comparative study on Formosan phonology: Paiwan and Budai Rukai, p.243, University of Texas
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