# buni
## Albanian
### Noun

buni
* inflection of bun:
** definite nominative singular
** indefinite dative/genitive/ablative singular

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbu.ni/, [ˈbu.ni]

### Etymology 1

From Malay buni, from Classical Malay بوني (buni), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buni, from Proto-Austronesian *buNi (“to hide; conceal”). Doublet of sembunyi.

#### Noun

buni (uncountable)
* (rare) concealment

##### Derived terms

* bunian
* dibunikan
* membunikan
* terbuni

### Etymology 2

From Malay buni, from Classical Malay بوني (buni), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀnay. Doublet of brunai.

#### Noun

buni (uncountable)
* a wild cherry tree (Antidesma bunius)
* fruit of this tree

##### Synonyms

* wuni

### Further reading

* “buni” 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.

## Italian
### Noun

buni m
* plural of bunio

### Anagrams

* nubi

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* būniī

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈbuː.niː/, [ˈbuːniː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈbu.ni/, [ˈbuːni]

### Noun

būnī n
* genitive singular of būnion

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbuni/ [ˈbu.ni]

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buni, from Proto-Austronesian *buNi (“to hide; conceal”). Doublet of sembunyi.

#### Noun

buni (Jawi spelling بوني, informal 1st possessive buniku, 2nd possessive bunimu, 3rd possessive buninya)
* (rare) concealment

##### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* bunian [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
* membunikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
* dibunikan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
* terbuni [agentless action] (teR-)

##### Descendants

* Indonesian: buni

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀnay. Doublet of berunai.

#### Noun

buni (Jawi spelling بوني, informal 1st possessive buniku, 2nd possessive bunimu, 3rd possessive buninya)
* a wild cherry tree (Antidesma bunius)
* fruit of this tree

##### Synonyms

* peruan hitam

##### Descendants

* Indonesian: buni

### Further reading

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

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bunʲ/

### Adjective

buni
* nominative/accusative masculine plural of bun

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic بُنّ (bunn, “coffee plant or seed”).

#### Noun

buni class IX (plural buni class X)
* coffee berry

##### Derived terms

* mbuni (“coffee plant”)

##### See also

* kahawa (“coffee”)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic بُنْيَة (bunya).

#### Verb

-buni (infinitive kubuni)
* to construct; invent

##### Conjugation

Conjugation of -buni :
| Positive present | -nabuni |
| Subjunctive | -buni |
| Negative | -buni |
| Imperative singular | buni |
Infinitives :
| Positive | kubuni |
| Negative | kutobuni |
Imperatives :
| Singular | buni |
| Plural | bunini |
Tensed forms :
| Habitual | hubuni |
| Positive past | positive subject concord + -libuni |
| Negative past | negative subject concord + -kubuni |
| Positive future | positive subject concord + -tabuni |
| Negative future | negative subject concord + -tabuni |
| Negative subjunctive | positive subject concord + -sibuni |
| Positive present conditional | positive subject concord + -ngebuni |
| Negative present conditional | positive subject concord + -singebuni |
| Positive past conditional | positive subject concord + -ngalibuni |
| Negative past conditional | positive subject concord + -singalibuni |
| Perfect | positive subject concord + -mebuni |
| "Already" | positive subject concord + -meshabuni |
| "Not yet" | negative subject concord + -jabuni |
| "If/When" | positive subject concord + -kibuni |
| "If not" | positive subject concord + -sipobuni |
| Consecutive | kabuni / positive subject concord + -kabuni |
| Consecutive subjunctive | positive subject concord + -kabuni |
Relative forms :
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. :

##### Derived terms

* Verbal derivations:
** Applicative: -bunia
** Causative: -bunisha
** Passive: -buniwa
** Reciprocal: -buniana
** Stative: -bunika
* Nominal derivations:
** mbuni (“inventor”)
* Other derivations:
** bunifu (“creative, imaginative”)

### 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 39 Nr. 315

## Tagalog
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqəni (compare Bikol Central bun-i, Cebuano bun-i, and Masbatenyo bun-i).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈbuni/ [ˈbuː.n̪ɪ]
* Rhymes: -uni
* Syllabification: bu‧ni

### Noun

buni (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈᜒ)
* herpes; pityriasis
* ringworm

#### Derived terms

* bunihin
* mabuni
* magkabuni

## Venetan
### Adjective

buni m pl
* masculine plural of bon