vuni

See also: vůni

Fijian

Adjective

vuni

1. hidden, secret

   lako vuni ― to go secretly

2. private, concealed

   ka vuni ― secret thing; private parts (euphemism)

Verb

vuni (transitive vunitaka) (intransitive)

1. (reflexive) to hide (oneself)

   E dau vunia kina na matana.

   S/he usually hides his/her face.

2. to hide, to conceal (something) [transitive]

Derived terms

• Vunilawa levu (“Attorney-General”)
• vunimarama (“distinguished woman, lady”)
• vunimemu (“"it" (in tag); "serves you right"”)
• Vunisa (chiefly title) (Weilagi, Bouma, Vatulele, parts of Kadavu, Noco)
• vunisoco (“person's rump”) (Lau slang)
• vunitaba-na (“shoulder”)
• Vunivalu (traditional chief of a tribe (yavusa))
• vunivola (“secretary”)
• Vunivola Tudei (“Permanent Secretary”)
• vunivuni (“deceptive, secretive”)
• vunivunitaki (“secrecy”)
• vuniwai (“(medical) doctor”)

References

• Gatty, Ronald (2009), “vuni”, in Fijian–English Dictionary‎^[1], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 311

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

vuni (Cyrillic spelling вуни)

1. dative/locative singular of vuna