huni

See also: húni and Húni

Indonesian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhuni/
  • Hyphenation: hu‧ni

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

huni

  1. to inhabit
Derived terms
  • berhuni
  • berpenghuni
  • hunian
  • menghuni
  • menghunikan
  • penghuni
  • penghunian
  • terhuni
  • terhunikan

Etymology 2

From Sundanese [Term?].

Noun

huni (first-person possessive huniku, second-person possessive hunimu, third-person possessive huninya)

  1. small path around the garden.

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

huni

  1. Alternative form of hony

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *huni, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huni, from Proto-Austronesian *Suni.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: hu‧ni
  • IPA(key): /ˈhuni/, [ˈhu.nɪ]

Noun

huni

  1. chirp; hoot (of birds)
    Synonym: (of chicks) siyap
  2. humming (of a tune)
    Synonym: higing
  3. whistle of a siren
    Synonym: silbato
  4. croak (of frogs)
    Synonym: kokak

Derived terms
  • humuni
  • hunihan
  • paghuni

See also

Further reading
  • “huni”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish خونی‎ (huni), from Greek χουνί (chouní), χωνί (choní, “funnel”), from Ancient Greek χῶνος (khônos), χώνη (khṓnē), contracted of χοάνη (khoánē, “funnel”).

Noun

huni

  1. funnel (vessel used to pour liquids)

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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