Brunei

See also: brunei, Brunéi, and Brúnei

English

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.

Synonyms

• Negara Brunei Darussalam

Derived terms

• Brunei English

 

Translations

a country in Southeast Asia

• Afrikaans: Broenei
• Amharic: ብሩናይ (bərunay)
• Arabic: بْرُونَاي f (brūnāy)
• Armenian: Բրունեյ (hy) (Bruney)
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܒܪܘܼܢܵܝ f (Brunay)
• Azerbaijani: Bruney (az)
• Bashkir: Бруней (Bruney)
• Belarusian: Бруне́й m (Brunjéj)
• Bengali: ব্রুনাই (bn) (brunai), ব্রুনেই (brunei)
• Breton: Brunei
• Bulgarian: Бруне́й (bg) m (Brunéj)
• Burmese: ဘရူနိုင်း (bha.runuing:)
• Catalan: Brunei (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 文萊／文莱 (zh) (Wénlái), 汶萊／汶莱 (zh) (Wènlái)

• Crimean Tatar: Bruney
• Czech: Brunej (cs) f
• Danish: Brunei n
• Dhivehi: ބުރުނައީ (burunaī)
• Djawi: نݢارا بروني دارالسلام
• Dutch: Brunei (nl)
• Esperanto: Brunejo (eo)
• Estonian: Brunei (et)
• Farefare: Barunei, Burunai
• Finnish: Brunei (fi)
• French: Brunei (fr) m
• Galician: Brunei (gl)
• Georgian: ბრუნეი (ka) (brunei)
• German: Brunei Darussalam (de) n
• Greek: Μπρουνέι (el) n (Brounéi)
• Gujarati: બ્રુનેઈ (bruneī)
• Hausa: Burunai
• Hebrew: ברוניי (bruney)
• Hindi: ब्रुनेई (hi) (bruneī)
• Hungarian: Brunei (hu)
• Icelandic: Brúnei (is)
• Indonesian: Brunei (id)
• Interlingua: Brunei
• Irish: Brúiné f, Brúiné Darasalám f
• Italian: Brunei (it) m
• Japanese: ブルネイ (ja) (Burunei)
• Kalenjin: Brunei
• Kamba: Brunei
• Kannada: ಬ್ರುನೈ (kn) (brunai)
• Kazakh: Бруней (kk) (Brunei)
• Khmer: ព្រុយណេ (km) (pruynee)
• Kikuyu: Brunei
• Konkani: ब्रुनेई (bruneī)
• Korean: 브루나이 (ko) (Beurunai), 브루네이 (Beurunei) (North Korea)
• Kyrgyz: Бруней (Bruney)
• Lao: ບຣູໄນ (lo) (ba rū nai)
• Latvian: Bruneja (lv) f
• Lithuanian: Brunėjus (lt) m
• Luhya: Brunei
• Luo: Brunei
• Macedonian: Брунеј m (Brunej)
• Malay: Brunei (ms), Brunei Darussalam
• Malayalam: ബ്രൂണൈ (brūṇai)
• Maltese: il-Brunej
• Maori: Poronai
• Maranao: Boronay
• Marathi: ब्रुनेई (bruneī)
• Meru: Brunei
• Mongolian: Бруней (Brunej)
• Navajo: Bwoonéí
• Nepali: ब्रुनेई (bruneī)
• Norman: Brunei Darussalam
• Norwegian: Brunei (no)
• Odia: ବୃନେଇ (brunei)
• Persian: برونئی (borune'y)
• Polish: Brunei (pl)
• Portuguese: Brunei (pt)
• Punjabi: ਬਰੂਨਾਈ (barūnāī)
• Quechua: Bruniy
• Romanian: Brunei (ro)
• Russian: Бруне́й (ru) m (Brunɛ́j), Бруне́й-Даруссала́м m (Brunɛ́j-Darussalám)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Брунеј m

  Roman: Brunej (sh) m

• Sindhi: برونائي
• Sinhalese: බෲනායි (br̥̄nāyi)
• Slovak: Brunej f
• Slovene: Brunej m
• Spanish: Brunéi (es)
• Swahili: Brunei (sw)
• Swedish: Brunei (sv)
• Tagalog: Brunei
• Tajik: Бруней (Bruney)
• Tamil: புரூணை (purūṇai)
• Tatar: Бруней (Bruney)
• Telugu: బ్రూనై (te) (brūnai)
• Thai: บรูไน (th) (bruu-nai)
• Turkish: Bruney (tr)
• Turkmen: Bruneý
• Ukrainian: Бруне́й (uk) m (Brunéj)
• Urdu: برونائی (brūnā'ī), برونائی دارالسلام
• Uyghur: برۇنېي (brunëy)
• Uzbek: Bruney (uz)
• Vietnamese: Bru-nây
• Yiddish: ברוניי (bruney)
• Yoruba: Búrúnẹ́lì
• Zhuang: Vwnzlaiz

See also

• Bandar Seri Begawan
• Brunei on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Countries of the world
• (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

Anagrams

• Burien, Burnie, brunie, burnie, rubine

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Valencia):

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Proper noun

Brunei m

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Brunei

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Dutch

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)

Hypernyms

• Borneo

Derived terms

• Bruneier
• Bruneis

Finnish

Etymology

From Malay Brunei.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Brunei

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Declension

Inflection of Brunei (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		Brunei	—
genitive		Brunein	—
partitive		Bruneita	—
illative		Bruneihin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Brunei	—
accusative	nom.	Brunei	—
	gen.	Brunein
genitive		Brunein	—
partitive		Bruneita	—
inessive		Bruneissa	—
elative		Bruneista	—
illative		Bruneihin	—
adessive		Bruneilla	—
ablative		Bruneilta	—
allative		Bruneille	—
essive		Bruneina	—
translative		Bruneiksi	—
abessive		Bruneitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Brunei (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Bruneini — accusative nom. Bruneini — gen. Bruneini genitive Bruneini — partitive Bruneitani — inessive Bruneissani — elative Bruneistani — illative Bruneihini — adessive Bruneillani — ablative Bruneiltani — allative Bruneilleni — essive Bruneinani — translative Bruneikseni — abessive Bruneittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Bruneisi — accusative nom. Bruneisi — gen. Bruneisi genitive Bruneisi — partitive Bruneitasi — inessive Bruneissasi — elative Bruneistasi — illative Bruneihisi — adessive Bruneillasi — ablative Bruneiltasi — allative Bruneillesi — essive Bruneinasi — translative Bruneiksesi — abessive Bruneittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Bruneimme — accusative nom. Bruneimme — gen. Bruneimme genitive Bruneimme — partitive Bruneitamme — inessive Bruneissamme — elative Bruneistamme — illative Bruneihimme — adessive Bruneillamme — ablative Bruneiltamme — allative Bruneillemme — essive Bruneinamme — translative Bruneiksemme — abessive Bruneittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Bruneinne — accusative nom. Bruneinne — gen. Bruneinne genitive Bruneinne — partitive Bruneitanne — inessive Bruneissanne — elative Bruneistanne — illative Bruneihinne — adessive Bruneillanne — ablative Bruneiltanne — allative Bruneillenne — essive Bruneinanne — translative Bruneiksenne — abessive Bruneittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Bruneinsa — accusative nom. Bruneinsa — gen. Bruneinsa genitive Bruneinsa — partitive Bruneitaan Bruneitansa — inessive Bruneissaan Bruneissansa — elative Bruneistaan Bruneistansa — illative Bruneihinsa — adessive Bruneillaan Bruneillansa — ablative Bruneiltaan Bruneiltansa — allative Bruneilleen Bruneillensa — essive Bruneinaan Bruneinansa — translative Bruneikseen Bruneiksensa — abessive Bruneittaan Bruneittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• bruneilainen

 

French

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)

Derived terms

• Brunéien, Brunéienne
• brunéien

See also

• (countries of Asia) pays d’Asie; Afghanistan, Arabie saoudite, Arménie, Azerbaïdjan, Bahreïn, Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Birmanie, Brunei, Cambodge, Chine, Chypre, Corée du Nord, Corée du Sud, Émirats arabes unis, Géorgie, Inde, Indonésie, Iran, Irak, Israël, Japon, Jordanie, Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Koweït, Laos, Liban, Malaisie, Maldives, Mongolie, Népal, Oman, Ouzbékistan, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russie, Singapour, Sri Lanka, Syrie, Tadjikistan, Thaïlande, Timor oriental, Turquie, Turkménistan, Vietnam, Yémen ^{(Category: fr:Countries in Asia)}

German

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)

See also

• Brunei Darussalam (official name)

Hungarian

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)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Brunei	—
accusative	Bruneit	—
dative	Bruneinek	—
instrumental	Bruneijel	—
causal-final	Bruneiért	—
translative	Bruneijé	—
terminative	Bruneiig	—
essive-formal	Bruneiként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Bruneiben	—
superessive	Brunein	—
adessive	Bruneinél	—
illative	Bruneibe	—
sublative	Bruneire	—
allative	Bruneihez	—
elative	Bruneiből	—
delative	Bruneiről	—
ablative	Bruneitől	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	Bruneié	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	Bruneiéi	—

Possessive forms of Brunei
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Bruneiem	—
2nd person sing.	Bruneied	—
3rd person sing.	Bruneie	—
1st person plural	Bruneiünk	—
2nd person plural	Bruneietek	—
3rd person plural	Bruneiük	—

Derived terms

• brunei

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Brunei

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Italian

Proper noun

Brunei m

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Anagrams

• burine, eburni

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Brunei (Jawi spelling بروني)

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Brunei

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Related terms

• bruneier
• bruneisk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Brunei

1. Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)

Related terms

• bruneiar
• bruneisk

Polish

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾuˈnej/ [bɾuˈneɪ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾuˈnɐj/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾuˈnɐj/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾuˈnej/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾuˈnej/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾuˈne/

• Hyphenation: Bru‧nei

Proper noun

Brunei m

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

Derived terms

• bruneíno

Swedish

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)

Related terms

• bruneisk (“Bruneian”, adjective)
• bruneier c (“Bruneian male”)
• bruneiska c (“Bruneian female”)

References

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

Tagalog

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