wanua
Indonesian
Etymology
From Buginese [Term?], from Proto-South Sulawesi *banua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua. Doublet of banua and benua.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /waˈnua/ [waˈnu.a]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: wa‧nu‧a
Noun
wanua (plural wanua-wanua)
- traditional area in Buginese, subdivided into several kampung
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “wanua”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Old Javanese
Noun
wanua
- alternative spelling of wanwa