hunus

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(h)unus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hunus, from Proto-Austronesian *SuNus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hunus/
• Rhymes: -unus, -nus, -us
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [hunʊs, -nos, -no̞s]

Verb

hunus (Jawi spelling هونوس)

1. to draw off (sword, ring, etc.)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menghunus [agent focus] (meN-)
• menghunuskan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• hunuskan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• dihunus [patient focus] (di-)
• dihunuskan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• terhunus [agentless action] (teR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: hunus

Further reading

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

Tausug

Noun

hunus

1. typhoon
2. strong wind