dunia

Fiji Hindi

Etymology

From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

Noun

dunia

1. world

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• doenia (pre-1947)

Etymology

From Malay dunia, from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /duˈnia/ [duˈni.a]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: du‧ni‧a

Noun

dunia (first-person possessive duniaku, second-person possessive duniamu, third-person possessive dunianya)

1. world

   Synonyms: buana, jagat

Affixed terms

• keduniaan
• mendunia
• sedunia

 

Compounds

• dunia akhirat
• dunia anak-anak
• dunia atas
• dunia barat
• dunia bawah
• dunia bebas
• dunia fana
• dunia hewan
• dunia hitam
• dunia internasional
• dunia ketiga
• dunia luar
• dunia maya
• dunia merdeka
• dunia paralel
• dunia politik
• dunia ramai
• dunia timur
• dunia tumbuh-tumbuhan
• dunia wadak

 

Related terms

• duniawi

 

Further reading

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

Krio

Etymology

From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dú.ní.á/

Noun

dúníá

1. world

   Synonym: wɔl

Maguindanao

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay dunia, from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /duˈnia/ [ɖuˈɲʌ]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: du‧nia

Noun

duniá (Jawi spelling دنيا)

1. world

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /duɲə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /duɲa/
• Rhymes: -uɲə, -ɲə, -ə
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

dunia (Jawi spelling دنيا, plural dunia-dunia, informal 1st possessive duniaku, 2nd possessive duniamu, 3rd possessive dunianya)

1. world (human existence)

Descendants

• Indonesian: dunia
• → Maguindanao: dunia
• → Maranao: doniya'
• → Tausug: dunya
• → Urak Lawoi': ดือนียา (deniya)

Further reading

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

Minangkabau

Etymology

From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

Noun

dunia

1. world (human existence)

Nefamese

Etymology

From Assamese ধুনীয়া (dhunia). Cognate with Naga Pidgin donia.

Adjective

dunia

1. beautiful

Ngazidja Comorian

Etymology

From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).

Noun

dunia class 9 (plural dunia class 10)

2. Earth
3. world

References

• “dunia” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

Swahili

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:

dunia

Wikipedia ^sw

Other scripts
Ajami	دُنِيَ

Etymology

From Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā).^[1]

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

dunia (n class, plural dunia)

2. Earth
3. world

   Synonym: ulimwengu

   • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎, translation from R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 12:

     هُيُوِ دُنِيَ اِيْنَ غُرُرِ ، دِيَ زَتَتَسِ هُزَدَمَيِْ،

     Huyui dunia ina ghururi? ndia za-tatasi huzandamaye?

     This world is deceitful, why follow its ways?

See also

Solar System in Swahili · mfumo wa jua (see also: sayari) (layout · text)
Star	jua
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Utaridi Zebaki	Zuhura Ng'andu	dunia	Mirihi Murihi Meriki	Ceres	Mshtarii	Zohali Zuhali	Uranus	Neptun	Pluto	Eris
Notable moons	—	—	mwezi		—

References

1. Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 106 Nr. 944