# tunu
## Chamorro
### Etymology

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

### Verb

tunu
* to broil, to burn

## Greenlandic
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Nuuk) IPA: /tunu/, [tʉ.nʊ]

### Noun

tunu
* back (side of the torso)
* backside

#### Declension
### Further reading

* DAKA

## Iban
### Etymology

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

### Verb

tunu
* to roast; to broil

### Adjective

tunu
* 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: [ˈtu.nu]
* Hyphenation: tu‧nu

### Verb

tunu
* to burn

#### Derived terms

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)
* back
    Tunuga atniġñaqtuqMy back is hurting.

## Malay
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Verb

tunu (Jawi spelling تونو)
* to burn, to light up
* to burn up, to incinerate

#### Synonyms

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

#### Derived terms

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: /tu.nu/, [tʉ.nʉ]

### Verb

tunu (passive tunua)
* 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
* to burn

## Rayón Zoque
### Noun

tunu
* 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)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 37

## Swahili
### Etymology

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

### Noun

tunu (n class, plural tunu)
* 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 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; […]
* 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
* to bake, to roast