bunuh

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bunuh, from Classical Malay بونوه‎ (bunuh), from Old Malay वुनुः (vunuḥ), from Proto-Malayic *bunuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bunuq, from Proto-Austronesian *buNuq.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbunʊh/
  • Hyphenation: bu‧nuh

Verb

bunuh

  1. to kill
    Pemilik toko dibunuh. ― The shop keeper was killed.

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

First attested in the Telaga Batu inscription, 683 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (vunuḥ), from Proto-Malayic *bunuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bunuq, from Proto-Austronesian *buNuq.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bunuh/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ˈbunʊh], [ˈbunoh]
  • Rhymes: -unoh, -noh, -oh
  • Rhymes: -uh

Verb

bunuh (Jawi spelling بونوه‎)

  1. to kill (put to death)

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • pembunuh [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • pembunuhan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
  • bunuhan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • membunuh [agent focus] (meN-)
  • dibunuh [patient focus] (di-)
  • terbunuh [agentless action] (teR-)
  • berbunuhan [stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (beR- + -an)
  • berbunuh-bunuhan [reduplication + stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + beR- + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

  • bersibunuhan
  • bunuh diri (“suicide”)
  • bunuh-membunuh

Descendants
  • Indonesian: bunuh

Further reading
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