tunay

== Aklanon == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunay (cf. Indonesian tunai, Malay tunai). === Adjective === túnay true; genuine ==== Derived terms ==== katunayan == Bikol Central == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunay (cf. Indonesian and Malay tunai). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtunaj/ [ˈtu.n̪aɪ̯] Hyphenation: tu‧nay === Adjective === túnay (Basahan spelling ᜆᜓᜈᜌ᜔) real; genuine; authentic Antonyms: peke, palso ==== Derived terms ==== == Casiguran Dumagat Agta == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunay (cf. Indonesian tunai, Malay tunai). === Adjective === túnay true; real; genuine ==== Derived terms ==== megpatunay == Cebuano == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunay (cf. Indonesian tunai, Malay tunai). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tu‧nay IPA(key): /ˈtunaj/ [ˈt̪u.n̪ɐɪ̯] === Adjective === tunay real; genuine; true (slang) faithful to one's sweetheart ==== Derived terms ==== katunayan == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === tonay — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunay (cf. Indonesian tunai, Malay tunai) or from Malay tunai, ultimately from Tamil துணை (tuṇai). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtunaj/ [ˈt̪uː.n̪aɪ̯] Rhymes: -unaj Syllabification: tu‧nay === Adjective === tunay (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈᜌ᜔) true; real; genuine Synonyms: tibubos, totoo, talaga Antonyms: di-tunay, huwad, peke certain; reliable Synonym: tiyak right; correct Synonyms: tama, wasto, tumpak ==== Derived terms ==== === Adverb === tunay (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈᜌ᜔) truly; really Synonyms: talaga, totoo Siyang tunay! ― Truly! or That's true! ==== Descendants ==== → Kapampangan: tune === Further reading === “tunay”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tunay”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI