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dunia

Fiji Hindi

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Etymology

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From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

Noun

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dunia

  1. world

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Malay dunia, from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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dunia (plural dunia-dunia)

  1. world
    Synonyms: buana, jagat

Affixed terms

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Krio

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Etymology

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From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

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dúníá

  1. world
    Synonym: wɔl

Maguindanao

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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duniá (Jawi spelling دنيا)

  1. world

Malay

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Etymology

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From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

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

  1. world (human existence)

Descendants

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

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Minangkabau

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Etymology

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From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

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dunia

  1. world (human existence)

Nefamese

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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dunia

  1. beautiful

Ngazidja Comorian

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Etymology

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From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

Noun

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dunia class 9 (plural dunia class 10)

  2. Earth
  3. world

References

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

Swahili

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Ajami دُنِيَ

Etymology

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From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).[1]

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dunia class IX (plural dunia class X)

  2. Earth
  3. world
    Synonym: ulimwengu
    • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎[1], 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

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Solar System in Swahili · mfumo wa jua (see also: sayari) (layout · text)
Star 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
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References

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  1. ^ 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
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