kuning

Balinese

Romanization

kuning

1. Romanization of ᬓᬸᬦᬶᬂ

Bau Bidayuh

Noun

kuning

1. lightning (flash of light)

Adjective

kuning

1. lightning (Extremely fast or sudden)

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kunit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)kunij.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.niŋ/

Adjective

kuning

1. yellow (having yellow as its colour)

Noun

kuning

1. yellow (colour)

Hiligaynon

Noun

kuníng

1. cat

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kunit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)kunij.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.niəŋ/

Noun

kuning

1. yellow

Adjective

kuning

1. yellow

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kuning, from Proto-Malayic *kunit (compare Malay kuning, Minangkabau kuniang), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)kunij (compare Acehnese kuneng, Javanese kuning, Madurese koneng, Sasak koning, Sundanese koneng, West Coast Bajau kuning).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkunɪŋ]

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• Hyphenation: ku‧ning

Adjective

kuning

1. yellow (having yellow as its colour)

Noun

kuning (first-person possessive kuningku, second-person possessive kuningmu, third-person possessive kuningnya)

1. yellow (colour)

See also

Colors in Indonesian · warna (layout · text)

putih	abu-abu, kelabu	hitam
merah; kirmizi	jingga; cokelat, pirang tua	kuning; krem
hijau pupus, hijau limau	hijau	hijau pudina; hijau tua
nilangsuka, sian; hijau laut	biru langit, nilakandi	biru
lembayung; nila	patma; ungu	merah jambu, merah muda

Further reading

• “kuning” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)kunij.

Adjective

kuning (ngoko kuning, krama jené)

1. yellow (having yellow as its colour)

Noun

kuning (ngoko kuning, krama jené)

1. yellow (colour)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kunit (compare Indonesian kuning, Minangkabau kuniang), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)kunij (compare Acehnese kuneng, Javanese kuning, Madurese koneng, Sasak koning, Sundanese koneng, West Coast Bajau kuning) hence doublet of kunyit.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /kuneŋ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /kunɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -uneŋ, -neŋ, -eŋ
• Rhymes: -iŋ

Adjective

kuning (Jawi spelling کونيڠ)

1. yellow (having yellow as its colour)

Noun

kuning (Jawi spelling کونيڠ, plural kuning-kuning, informal 1st possessive kuningku, 2nd possessive kuningmu, 3rd possessive kuningnya)

1. yellow (colour)

Further reading

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

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

• cunig

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.

Noun

kuning m

1. king

   nu saget mir einen kuning other greven, the an uren got wille gelouven, that se sagent, that ist gelogen, thes ist thaz arme volc bedrogen

   Mention one king or earl who wants to believe in their god, what they say is a lie, that's how the people are being deceived .

Inflection

Declension of kuning

	Singular	Plural
nominative	kuning	kuninga
accusative	kuning	kuninga
genitive	kuningis	kuningo
dative	kuninge	kuningon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: cōninc
  • Dutch: koning
    • Afrikaans: koning
    • Negerhollands: koning, kiniṅ
    • → Mohegan-Pequot: kunnung
    • → Sranan Tongo: kownu
      • → Lokono: kónoe
      • → Aukan: konu
      • → Kari'na: konu
  • Limburgish: keuning

Further reading

• “kunink”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.ninɡ/, [ˈku.niŋɡ]

Noun

kuning m

1. Alternative form of cyning

Declension

Declension of kuning (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	kuning	kuningas
accusative	kuning	kuningas
genitive	kuninges	kuninga
dative	kuninge	kuningum

Old High German

Alternative forms

• cuning, chuninc, chuning, khuninc

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.

Noun

kuning m (plural kuninga)

1. king

Declension

Declension of kuning (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	kuning	kuninga
accusative	kuning	kuninga
genitive	kuninges	kuningo
dative	kuninge	kuningum
instrumental	kuningu	—

Descendants

• Middle High German: künic, künec
  • Alemannic German: Künig, Chüng, Keenig
  • Bavarian: Kine, Kini, Kenig, Kineng
  • Central Franconian: Kinnik, Künning, Künnik
  • Cimbrian: khuuneg
  • German: König
  • Luxembourgish: Kinnek
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Pennsylvania German: Keenich

  • Vilamovian: kyng
  • Yiddish: קיניג (kinig), קעניג (kenig)

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.

Noun

kuning m

1. king

Declension

Declension of kuning (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	kuning	kuningos
accusative	kuning	kuningos
genitive	kuninges	kuningō
dative	kuninge	kuningum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: könink, könnink, kunig
  • Low German:
    • Dutch Low Saxon: koaning, könning
    • German Low German: Koning, Köning, Keunig
      • Plautdietsch: Kjennich
  • → Latgalian: kieneņš
  • → Latvian: ķēniņš
  • → Saterland Frisian: König, Köänig
  • → West Frisian: keuning

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kuningas.

Noun

kuning (genitive kuninga, partitive kuningat)

1. king

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• kuningriik'

West Coast Bajau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)kunij.

Adjective

kuning

1. yellow (having yellow as its colour)

Noun

kuning

1. yellow (colour)