Brunei

Etymology

From Malay Brunei, probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa), which also referred to the island of Borneo (a likely cognate to Brunei).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /bɹuːˈnaɪ/
• Hyphenation: Bru‧nei

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -aɪ

Proper noun

Brunei

2. A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.

Anagrams

• Burien, Burnie, brunie, burnie, rubine

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [bɾuˈnɛj]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Proper noun

Brunei m

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Proper noun

Brunei

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Etymology

Related to Borneo. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bryˈnɛi̯/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Bru‧nei
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Proper noun

Brunei n

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Etymology

From Malay Brunei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrunei̯/, [ˈbrune̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -unei
• Syllabification^(key): Bru‧nei
• Hyphenation^(key): Bru‧nei

Proper noun

Brunei

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Alternative forms

• Brunéi, Bruneï (rare)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁy.nɛj/, /bʁy.nej/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Brunei m

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʁuːnaɪ̯]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Brunei n (proper noun, genitive Bruneis or (optionally with an article) Brunei)

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrunɛj] (phonetic respelling: brunej)
• Hyphenation: Bru‧nei
• Rhymes: -ɛj

Proper noun

Brunei

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia; official name: Brunei Szultanátus)

See also

Etymology

From Malay Brunei, from Classical Malay بروني (Brunei), probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbrunəi̯/ [ˈbru.nəi̯]
• Rhymes: -unəi̯
• Syllabification: Bru‧nei

Proper noun

Brunei

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Proper noun

Brunei m

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Anagrams

• burine, eburni

Etymology

Probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa), which also referred to the island of Borneo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrunəj/ [ˈbru.nəj]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Brunei (Jawi spelling بروني)

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Proper noun

Brunei

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Proper noun

Brunei

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bruˈnɛ.i/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛi
• Syllabification: Bru‧ne‧i

Proper noun

Brunei n (undeclinable)

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Further reading

• Brunei in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Bru‧nei

Proper noun

Brunei m

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia; official names: Estado do Brunei Darussalã and Negara Brunei Darussalã)

Etymology

Probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa), which referred to the island of Borneo (a likely cognate to Brunei).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Brunei n (genitive Bruneis)

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

References

• Brunei in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Svensk MeSH

Alternative forms

• Brunay

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Brunei, from Malay Brunei. Doublet of Bunlay and Borneo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bɾuˈnaj/ [bɾʊˈn̪aɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: Bru‧nei

Proper noun

Brunéi (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇᜓᜈᜌ᜔)

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

   Synonym: (obsolete) Bunlay