tunu

From Pre-Chamorro *tunu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

tunu

1. to broil, to burn

From Proto-Inuit *tunu (“back part, nape”), from Proto-Eskimo *tunuv- (“back part, nape”).

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /tunu/, [tʉ.nʊ]

tunu

1. back (side of the torso)
2. backside

• DAKA

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

tunu

1. to roast; to broil

tunu

1. roasted; broiled

   manuk tunu ― roasted chicken

   jani tunu ― roasted pig

From Malay tunu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

• IPA^(key): [ˈtu.nu]
• Hyphenation: tu‧nu

tunu

1. to burn

• “tunu” 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.

tunu (dual tunuk, plural tunut)

1. back

   Tunuga atniġñaqtuq

   My back is hurting.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

• IPA^(key): /tunu/
• Rhymes: -unu, -nu
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪u.nu]

tunu (Jawi spelling تونو)

1. to burn, to light up
2. to burn up, to incinerate

• (burn, incinerate): bakar
• (light up): nyala, cucuh

• Indonesian: tunu

• “tunu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

• IPA^(key): /tu.nu/, [tʉ.nʉ]

tunu (passive tunua)

1. to broil, roast, bake, cook

• “tunu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

tunu

1. to burn

tunu

1. navel

• Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 37

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tunu (n class, plural tunu)

1. something precious, something valuable, often the result of gift
   • (Can we date this quote?), Baqir Shareef al-Qurashi, Uislamu ni Njia Yenye Kutoa Mwangaza Katika Maisha:

     Uislamu ni tunu na zawadi kutoka kwa Mwenyezi Munguambayo^[sic] kawazawadia waja wake, na ni rehema kwao; […]

     Islam is something precious and a gift from the Almighty God that He gave his servants, and is a mercy for them; […]

2. value, idea or abstract concept that is held dear
   • 2022, Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar: Chimbuko, Misingi na Maendeleo, Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, →ISBN:

     Kwa Watanzania Muungano ni sehemu ya tunu ya Taifa ya Umoja ambayo viongozi hawana budi kuiishi au kufanana nayo kwa kauli na vitendo.

     For Tanzanians, the Union is part of the value that is a United Nation and which the leaders must live by and match with words and actions.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

tunu

1. to bake, to roast