burungi

Gorontalo

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay burung.

Noun

burungi

  1. bird

Uzbek

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai بورونغی (bwrwnġy /⁠burunġı⁠/). By surface analysis, burun +‎ -gi. Cognate to Uyghur بۇرۇنقى (burunqi).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧run‧ki

Adjective

burungi (comparative burungiroq, superlative eng burungi, intensive -)

  1. previous, former, prior, earlier
    Synonyms: avvalgi, oʻtmishdagi, ilgarigi
  2. old
    Synonyms: eski, koʻhna, qadimiy

Derived terms

  • burungiday
  • burungicha

Further reading