# dunia
## Fiji Hindi
### Etymology

From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

### Noun

dunia
* world

## Indonesian
### Alternative forms

* doenia (1901–1947)

### Etymology

From Malay dunia, from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /duˈnia/ [duˈni.a]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: du‧ni‧a

### Noun

dunia (plural dunia-dunia)
* world
    Synonyms: buana, jagat

#### Affixed terms

* keduniaan
* mendunia
* sedunia

#### Compounds

* dunia akhirat
* dunia anak-anak
* dunia atas
* dunia barat
* dunia bawah
* dunia bebas
* dunia fana
* dunia hewan
* dunia hitam
* dunia internasional
* dunia ketiga
* dunia luar
* dunia maya
* dunia merdeka
* dunia paralel
* dunia politik
* dunia ramai
* dunia timur
* dunia tumbuh-tumbuhan
* dunia wadak

#### Related terms

* duniawi

### Further reading

* “dunia” 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.

## Krio
### Etymology

From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dú.ní.á/

### Noun

dúníá
* world
    Synonym: wɔl

### References

* ↑ Fyle, Clifford N., Jones, Eldred D. (1980) A Krio-English dictionary, USA: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 82

## Maguindanao
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay dunia, from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA: /duˈnia/ [ɖuˈɲʌ]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: du‧nia

### Noun

duniá (Jawi spelling دنيا)
* world

## Malay
### Etymology

From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

### Pronunciation

* (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /duɲə/
* (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /duɲa/
* Rhymes: -uɲə, -ɲə, -ə
* Rhymes: -a

### Noun

dunia (Jawi spelling دنيا, plural dunia-dunia, informal 1st possessive duniaku, 2nd possessive duniamu, 3rd possessive dunianya)
* world (human existence)

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: dunia
* → Maguindanao: dunia
* → Maranao: doniya'
* → Tausug: dunya
* → Urak Lawoi': ดือนียา (deniya)

### Further reading

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

## Minangkabau
### Etymology

From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

### Noun

dunia
* world (human existence)

## Nefamese
### Etymology

From Assamese ধুনীয়া (dhunia). Cognate with Naga Pidgin donia.

### Adjective

dunia
* beautiful

## Ngazidja Comorian
### Etymology

From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

### Noun

dunia class 9 (plural dunia class 10)
* Earth
* world

### References

* “dunia” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

## Swahili

Other scripts :
| Ajami | دُنِيَ |

### Etymology

From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

dunia class IX (plural dunia class X)
* Earth
* world
    Synonym: ulimwengu
** 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎, translation from R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 12:هُيُوِ دُنِيَ اِيْنَ غُرُرِ ، دِيَ زَتَتَسِ هُزَدَمَيِْ،Huyui dunia ina ghururi? ndia za-tatasi huzandamaye?This world is deceitful, why follow its ways?

### See also

Solar System in Swahili · mfumo wa jua (see also: sayari) (layout · text) :
| Star | jua | jua | jua | jua | jua | jua | jua | jua | jua | jua | jua | jua | jua | jua | jua | jua | jua | jua |
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets | Utaridi Zebaki | Zuhura Ng'andu | dunia | Mirihi Murihi Meriki | Ceres | Mshtarii | Zohali Zuhali | Uranus | Neptun | Pluto | Eris |
| Notable moons | — | — | mwezi | | — | | | | | | |

### References

* ↑ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 106 Nr. 944