huni

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuni/
• Hyphenation: hu‧ni

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huni

1. to inhabit

From Sundanese [Term?].

huni (first-person possessive huniku, second-person possessive hunimu, third-person possessive huninya)

1. small path around the garden.

• “huni” 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.

huni

1. Alternative form of hony

From Proto-Philippine *huni, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huni, from Proto-Austronesian *Suni.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhuni/ [ˈhuː.n̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -uni
• Syllabification: hu‧ni

huni (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜈᜒ)

1. chirp; hoot (of birds)

   Synonym: (of chicks) siyap

2. humming (of a tune)

   Synonym: higing

3. wheeze; wheezing sound

   Synonym: agahas

4. whistle of a siren

   Synonym: silbato

5. croak (of frogs)

   Synonym: kokak

• “huni”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

From Ottoman Turkish خونی (huni), from Greek χουνί (chouní), χωνί (choní, “funnel”), from Ancient Greek χῶνος (khônos), χώνη (khṓnē), contracted of χοάνη (khoánē, “funnel”).

huni

1. funnel (vessel used to pour liquids)