Brunei

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See also: brunei, Brunéi, and Brúnei

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (General American) IPA(key): /bɹuːˈnaɪ/
  • Hyphenation: Bru‧nei
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ

Proper noun[edit]

Brunei

  1. A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.

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Translations[edit]

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Anagrams[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ca

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Brunei m

  1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Central Nahuatl[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Brunei

  1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Brunei n

  1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

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Finnish[edit]

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From Malay Brunei.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrunei̯/, [ˈbrune̞i̯]
  • Rhymes: -unei
  • Syllabification(key): Bru‧nei

Proper noun[edit]

Brunei

  1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of Brunei (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative Brunei
genitive Brunein
partitive Bruneita
illative Bruneihin
singular plural
nominative Brunei
accusative nom. Brunei
gen. Brunein
genitive Brunein
partitive Bruneita
inessive Bruneissa
elative Bruneista
illative Bruneihin
adessive Bruneilla
ablative Bruneilta
allative Bruneille
essive Bruneina
translative Bruneiksi
abessive Bruneitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
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

French[edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Alternative forms[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Brunei m

  1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

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German[edit]

German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Brunei n (proper noun, genitive Bruneis or (optionally with an article) Brunei)

  1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

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Hungarian[edit]

Hungarian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia hu

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Brunei

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

Declension[edit]

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative Brunei
accusative Bruneit
dative Bruneinek
instrumental Bruneijel
causal-final Bruneiért
translative Bruneijé
terminative Bruneiig
essive-formal Bruneiként
essive-modal
inessive Bruneiben
superessive Brunein
adessive Bruneinél
illative Bruneibe
sublative Bruneire
allative Bruneihez
elative Bruneiből
delative Bruneiről
ablative Bruneitől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Bruneié
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Bruneiéi
Possessive forms of Brunei
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Bruneiem
2nd person sing. Bruneied
3rd person sing. Bruneie
1st person plural Bruneiünk
2nd person plural Bruneietek
3rd person plural Bruneiük

Derived terms[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Etymology[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Brunei

  1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Italian[edit]

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Proper noun[edit]

Brunei m

  1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Anagrams[edit]

Malay[edit]

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ms

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Proper noun[edit]

Brunei (Jawi spelling بروني)

  1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Proper noun[edit]

Brunei

  1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Related terms[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper noun[edit]

Brunei

  1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Related terms[edit]

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Brunei n (undeclinable)

  1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Further reading[edit]

  • Brunei in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: Bru‧nei

Proper noun[edit]

Brunei m

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

Derived terms[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Brunei n (genitive Bruneis)

  1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

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