# Brunei
## English
### Etymology

From Malay Brunei, probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa), which also referred to the island of Borneo (a likely cognate to Brunei).

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /bɹuːˈnaɪ/
* Hyphenation: Bru‧nei
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɪ

### Proper noun

Brunei
* A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.

#### Synonyms

* Negara Brunei Darussalam

#### Derived terms

* Brunei English

#### See also

* Bandar Seri Begawan
* Brunei on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Countries of the world
* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Cyprus
* East Timor
* Georgia
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* North Korea
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Russia
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* Singapore
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

### Anagrams

* Burien, Burnie, brunie, burnie, rubine

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [bɾuˈnɛj]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Proper noun

Brunei m
* Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Brunei
* Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

## Dutch
### Etymology

Related to Borneo. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bryˈnɛi̯/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Bru‧nei
* Rhymes: -ɛi̯

### Proper noun

Brunei n
* Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

#### Hypernyms

* Borneo

#### Derived terms

* Bruneier
* Bruneis

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Malay Brunei.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbrunei̯/, [ˈbrune̞i̯]
* Rhymes: -unei
* Hyphenation: Bru‧nei

### Proper noun

Brunei
* Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Brunei (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Bruneini
accusative
nom.
Bruneini
gen.
Bruneini
genitive
Bruneini
partitive
Bruneitani
inessive
Bruneissani
elative
Bruneistani
illative
Bruneihini
adessive
Bruneillani
ablative
Bruneiltani
allative
Bruneilleni
essive
Bruneinani
translative
Bruneikseni
abessive
Bruneittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Bruneisi
accusative
nom.
Bruneisi
gen.
Bruneisi
genitive
Bruneisi
partitive
Bruneitasi
inessive
Bruneissasi
elative
Bruneistasi
illative
Bruneihisi
adessive
Bruneillasi
ablative
Bruneiltasi
allative
Bruneillesi
essive
Bruneinasi
translative
Bruneiksesi
abessive
Bruneittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Bruneimme
accusative
nom.
Bruneimme
gen.
Bruneimme
genitive
Bruneimme
partitive
Bruneitamme
inessive
Bruneissamme
elative
Bruneistamme
illative
Bruneihimme
adessive
Bruneillamme
ablative
Bruneiltamme
allative
Bruneillemme
essive
Bruneinamme
translative
Bruneiksemme
abessive
Bruneittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Bruneinne
accusative
nom.
Bruneinne
gen.
Bruneinne
genitive
Bruneinne
partitive
Bruneitanne
inessive
Bruneissanne
elative
Bruneistanne
illative
Bruneihinne
adessive
Bruneillanne
ablative
Bruneiltanne
allative
Bruneillenne
essive
Bruneinanne
translative
Bruneiksenne
abessive
Bruneittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Bruneinsa
accusative
nom.
Bruneinsa
gen.
Bruneinsa
genitive
Bruneinsa
partitive
Bruneitaan Bruneitansa
inessive
Bruneissaan Bruneissansa
elative
Bruneistaan Bruneistansa
illative
Bruneihinsa
adessive
Bruneillaan Bruneillansa
ablative
Bruneiltaan Bruneiltansa
allative
Bruneilleen Bruneillensa
essive
Bruneinaan Bruneinansa
translative
Bruneikseen Bruneiksensa
abessive
Bruneittaan Bruneittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* bruneilainen

## French
### Alternative forms

* Brunéi, Bruneï (rare)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bʁy.nɛj/, /bʁy.nej/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Brunei m
* Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

#### Derived terms

* Brunéien, Brunéienne
* brunéien

#### See also

* Afghanistan
* Arabie saoudite
* Arménie
* Azerbaïdjan
* Bahreïn
* Bangladesh
* Bhoutan
* Birmanie
* Brunei
* Cambodge
* Chine
* Chypre
* Corée du Nord
* Corée du Sud
* Émirats arabes unis
* Géorgie
* Inde
* Indonésie
* Irak
* Iran
* Israël
* Japon
* Jordanie
* Kazakhstan
* Kirghizistan
* Koweït
* Laos
* Liban
* Malaisie
* Maldives
* Mongolie
* Népal
* Oman
* Ouzbékistan
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Russie
* Singapour
* Sri Lanka
* Syrie
* Tadjikistan
* Thaïlande
* Timor oriental
* Turkménistan
* Turquie
* Vietnam
* Yémen

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbʁuːnaɪ̯]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Brunei n (proper noun, genitive Bruneis or (optionally with an article) Brunei)
* Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

#### See also

* Brunei Darussalam (official name)

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbrunɛj] (phonetic respelling: brunej)
* Hyphenation: Bru‧nei
* Rhymes: -ɛj

### Proper noun

Brunei
* Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia; official name: Brunei Szultanátus)

#### Derived terms

* brunei

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay Brunei, from Classical Malay بروني (Brunei), probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa).

### Proper noun

Brunei
* Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

## Italian
### Proper noun

Brunei m
* Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

### Anagrams

* burine, eburni

## Malay
### Etymology

Probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa), which also referred to the island of Borneo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bruˈnaɪ/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Brunei (Jawi spelling بروني)
* Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Brunei
* Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

#### Related terms

* bruneier
* bruneisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Brunei
* Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

#### Related terms

* bruneiar
* bruneisk

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bruˈnɛ.i/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛi
* Syllabification: Bru‧ne‧i

### Proper noun

Brunei n (undeclinable)
* Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

### Further reading

* Brunei in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /bɾuˈnej/ [bɾuˈneɪ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /bɾuˈnɐj/
* (Portugal) IPA: /bɾuˈnɐj/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /bɾuˈnej/
** (Central Portugal) IPA: /bɾuˈnej/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /bɾuˈne/
* Hyphenation: Bru‧nei

### Proper noun

Brunei m
* Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia; official names: Estado do Brunei Darussalã and Negara Brunei Darussalã)

#### Derived terms

* bruneíno

## Swedish
### Etymology

Probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa), which referred to the island of Borneo (a likely cognate to Brunei).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Brunei n (genitive Bruneis)
* Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

#### Related terms

* bruneisk (“Bruneian”, adjective)
* bruneier c (“Bruneian male”)
* bruneiska c (“Bruneian female”)

### References

* Brunei in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* Brunay

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Brunei, from Malay Brunei. Doublet of Bunlay and Borneo.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /bɾuˈnaj/ [bɾʊˈn̪aɪ̯]
* Rhymes: -aj
* Syllabification: Bru‧nei

### Proper noun

Brunéi (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇᜓᜈᜌ᜔)
* Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)
    Synonym: (obsolete) Bunlay

#### Coordinate terms

* Apganistan
* Armenya ~ Armenia
* Aserbayan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Biyetnam
* Brunei ~ Brunay
* Ehipto
* Emiratos Arabes Unidos
* Hapon
* Heorhiya
* Hilagang Korea
* Indiya
* Indonesya ~ Indonesia
* Irak
* Iran
* Israel
* Jordan
* Kambodya
* Kazakhstan
* Kirgistan
* Kuwait
* Laos
* Libano, Lebanon
* Malasya, Malaysia
* Maldibas, Maldives
* Mongolya ~ Mongolia
* Myanmar, Birmanya
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestina
* Pilipinas
* Qatar
* Rusya
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapura
* Sirya ~ Siria
* Sri Lanka
* Tayikistan ~ Tajikistan
* Taylandiya
* Taywan
* Timog Korea
* Timor-Leste, Silangang Timor
* Tsina
* Tsipre
* Turkiya
* Turkmenistan
* Usbekistan
* Yemen