puhun

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun, from Proto-Austronesian *puqun.

Noun

puhun

  1. A tree.
  2. A shrub.

Finnish

Verb

puhun

  1. first-person singular present indicative of puhua
    Puhun vähän suomea. ― I speak a little Finnish.

Anagrams

Javanese

Romanization

puhun

  1. Romanization of ꦥꦸꦲꦸꦤ꧀

Old Javanese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pu.hun/
  • Rhymes: -hun
  • Hyphenation: pu‧hun

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun, from Proto-Austronesian *puqun.

Root

puhun

  1. tree
Derived terms
  • puhun wulu
  • riṅ puhun malama
Descendants
  • > Javanese: ꦥꦸꦲꦸꦤ꧀ (puhun) (inherited)

Etymology 2

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

puhun

  1. tiger
    Synonyms: bowoṅ, harimoṅ, hariwyāghra, macan, moṅ, mṛgādhipa, mṛganātha, mṛgapati, mṛgaprabhu, mṛgarāja, mṛgendra, puhun, samoṅ, śārdūla, śārdūlākṛti, wasari, wasarya, wyāghra

Etymology 3

Unknown, probably affixed suhun +‎ pa-.

Root

puhun

  1. to beg
Derived terms
Descendants
  • >? Malay: pohon (see there for further descendants)

Further reading
  • "puhun" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Sundanese

Romanization

puhun

  1. Romanization of ᮕᮥᮠᮥᮔ᮪

Tausug

Noun

puhun

  1. complaint, report

Verb

puhun

  1. to complain (to someone, esp. a parent, usu. against a member of the family or a close relative)
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