buai

== Iban == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /buai̯/ === Verb === buai to throw away; discard to waste (time) (mathematics) subtract, deduct, remove, minus Synonym: tulak Antonym: tambah Buai 4 ari 5 ― 5 is subtracted from 4 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay buai, from Proto-Malayic *buhay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqay, a variant of *bui (“to swing”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbuai̯/ [ˈbu.ai̯] Rhymes: -ai̯ Syllabification: bu‧ai === Noun === buai swing (the manner in which something is swung) Synonyms: buaian, ayunan === Verb === buai (active membuai, passive dibuai) to swing, cradle ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “buai”, 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 == Malay == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqay, a variant of *bui (“to swing”). Cognate with Binukid buay (“to swing back and forth”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /buai̯/ Rhymes: -uai̯, -ai̯ === Verb === buai (Jawi spelling بواي) to swing to sway ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: buai === Further reading === "buai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Mizo == === Etymology === From Proto-Kuki-Chin *buay (“confused”). === Adjective === buai busy confused ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “buai”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society == Tok Pisin == === Etymology === From Tolai (or a closely related language, like Label) buai. === Noun === buai areca; betel nut === See also === daka limbum === References === Mosel, Ulrike (1980), Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎[1], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN