bunuh

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• boenoeh (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bunuh, from Proto-Malayic *bunuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bunuq, from Proto-Austronesian *buNuq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.nʊh/
• Rhymes: -nʊh, -ʊh, -h
• Hyphenation: bu‧nuh

Verb

bunuh (active membunuh, passive dibunuh, perfective passive terbunuh)

1. (transitive) to kill

   Synonym: (uncommon) matikan

   1. to put to death; to extinguish the life of

      Dia membunuh harimau itu dengan parangnya.

      He killed the tiger with his machete.

   2. (figuratively, hyperbolic) to overpower, overwhelm, or defeat

      Perusahaan asing itu membunuh banyak usaha setempat di sini.

      The foreign company killed many local businesses here.

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• berbunuh-bunuhan
• bersibunuh
• bunuh-bunuhan
• bunuh-membunuh
• pembunuh
• pembunuhan

 

Compound terms

• bunuh diri

 

Further reading

• “bunuh” 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.
• “membunuh” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bunuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bunuq, from Proto-Austronesian *buNuq.

First attested in the Telaga Batu inscription, 683 AD, as Old Malay वुनुः (vunuḥ), in inflected form nivunuh (current spelling dibunuh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bunuh/
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈbunʊh], [ˈbunoh]
• Rhymes: -unoh, -noh, -oh
• Rhymes: -uh

Verb

bunuh (Jawi spelling بونوه)

1. to kill (put to death)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pembunuh [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pembunuhan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• bunuhan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• membunuh [agent focus] (meN-)
• dibunuh [patient focus] (di-)
• terbunuh [agentless action] (teR-)
• berbunuhan [stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (beR- + -an)
• berbunuh-bunuhan [reduplication + stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + beR- + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• bersibunuhan
• bunuh diri (“suicide”)
• bunuh-membunuh

Descendants

• > Indonesian: bunuh (inherited)

Further reading

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