punai

Galician

Verb

punai

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

Kanakanabu

Etymology

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

Noun

punai

  1. wild pigeon

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)

  1. small pigeon
  2. (slang) penis

Descendants

  • Indonesian: punai

Further reading

Paiwan

Etymology

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

Noun

punai

  1. turtle dove, pigeon

References

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

Rukai

Etymology

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

Noun

punai

  1. (Budai) dove
    Synonym: tavagu

References

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