bunian

Malay

Etymology

buni +‎ -an
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buni, from Proto-Austronesian *buNi (“to hide, conceal”).

Noun

bunian (Jawi spelling بونين‎, plural bunian-bunian, informal 1st possessive bunianku, 2nd possessive bunianmu, 3rd possessive buniannya)

invisible elves of the forest

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

orang bunian

References

"bunian" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
“bunian” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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