tunu

Chamorro

Etymology

From Pre-Chamorro *tunu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

Verb

tunu

1. to broil, to burn

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *tunu (“back part, nape”), from Proto-Eskimo *tunuv- (“back part, nape”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /tunu/, [tʉ.nʊ]

Noun

tunu

1. back (side of the torso)
2. backside

Declension

Declension of tunu

	singular	plural
absolutive	tunu	tunut
ergative	tunup	tunut
allative	tunumut	tununut
ablative	tunumit	tununit
prosecutive	tunukkut	tunutigut
locative	tunumi	tununi
instrumental	tunumik	tununik
equative	tunutut	tunutut

Further reading

• DAKA

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

Verb

tunu

1. to roast; to broil

Adjective

tunu

1. roasted; broiled

   manuk tunu ― roasted chicken

   jani tunu ― roasted pig

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tunu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtu.nu]
• Hyphenation: tu‧nu

Verb

tunu

1. to burn

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penunu [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penunuan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- -an)
• menunu [agent focus] (meN-)
• menunukan [agent focus causative benefactive] (meN- -kan)
• ditunu [patient focus] (di-)
• ditunukan [patient focus causative benefactive] (di- -kan)
• tertunu [agentless action] (teR-)
• bertunu [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Further reading

• “tunu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Inupiaq

Noun

tunu (dual tunuk, plural tunut)

1. back

   Tunuga atniġñaqtuq

   My back is hurting.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tunu/
• Rhymes: -unu, -nu
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪u.nu]

Verb

tunu (Jawi spelling تونو)

1. to burn, to light up
2. to burn up, to incinerate

Synonyms

• (burn, incinerate): bakar
• (light up): nyala, cucuh

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penunu [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penunuan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- -an)
• menunu [agent focus] (meN-)
• menunukan [agent focus causative benefactive] (meN- -kan)
• ditunu [patient focus] (di-)
• ditunukan [patient focus causative benefactive] (di- -kan)
• tertunu [agentless action] (teR-)
• bertunu [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• penunu Bunsen
• penunu gelang berkembar

Descendants

• Indonesian: tunu

Further reading

• “tunu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu.nu/, [tʉ.nʉ]

Verb

tunu (passive tunua)

1. to broil, roast, bake, cook

References

• “tunu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

Verb

tunu

1. to burn

Rayón Zoque

Noun

tunu

1. navel

References

• Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 37

Swahili

Etymology

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Noun

tunu (n class, plural tunu)

1. something precious, something valuable, often the result of gift
   • (Can we date this quote?), Baqir Shareef al-Qurashi, Uislamu ni Njia Yenye Kutoa Mwangaza Katika Maisha:

     Uislamu ni tunu na zawadi kutoka kwa Mwenyezi Munguambayo^[sic] kawazawadia waja wake, na ni rehema kwao; […]

     Islam is something precious and a gift from the Almighty God that He gave his servants, and is a mercy for them; […]

2. value, idea or abstract concept that is held dear
   • 2022, Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar: Chimbuko, Misingi na Maendeleo, Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, →ISBN:

     Kwa Watanzania Muungano ni sehemu ya tunu ya Taifa ya Umoja ambayo viongozi hawana budi kuiishi au kufanana nayo kwa kauli na vitendo.

     For Tanzanians, the Union is part of the value that is a United Nation and which the leaders must live by and match with words and actions.

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

Verb

tunu

1. to bake, to roast