bunian

== Malay == === Etymology === buni +‎ -an From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buni, from Proto-Austronesian *buNi (“to hide, conceal”). === Noun === bunian (Jawi spelling بونين, plural bunian-bunian or bunian2) invisible elves of the forest ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “bunian”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN "bunian" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017