dunya

See also: dünya, dünýä, Dunya, and Dünya

Dongxiang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tunˈjɑ/

Noun

dunya

1. Alternative form of duya (“world, mortal life”)

Iban

Etymology

From Malay dunia, from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duɲa/

Noun

dunya

1. world

Old Sundanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

Noun

dunya (Aksara Sunda spelling ᮓᮥᮑ)

1. world

   Synonyms: bwana, jagat, alam dunya

(Can we date this quote?), Carita Waruga Guru:

...ᮒᮥᮛᮥᮔ᮪ ᮊ ᮜᮀᮍᮤᮒ᮪ ᮕᮥᮒᮤᮂ ᮒᮥᮛᮥᮔ᮪ ᮊ ᮜᮀᮍᮤᮒ᮪ ᮄᮻᮀ ᮒᮥᮛᮥᮔ᮪ ᮊ ᮜᮀᮍᮤᮒ᮪ ᮓᮥᮑ...

...turun ka langit putih turun ka langit irng turun ka langit dunya...

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Descendants

• ⇒ Sundanese: dunya

Sundanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Sundanese dunya, from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā). Cognate with Indonesian and Malay dunia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dun.ˈja/, /duɲ.ˈja/

Noun

dunya (Aksara Sunda spelling ᮓᮥᮑ)

1. world

   Synonyms: jagat, alam dunya

   Naon tujuan urang hirup di dunya?

   What is the purpose of our life in the world?

Tausug

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /dunja/ [d̪ʊˈɲa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: dun‧ya

Noun

dunya (Sulat Sūg spelling دُپَ or دُنْيَا)

1. world