Contionary:buneya

Chlouvānem

Etymology

Probably Laiputaši or Old Kāṃradeši.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA: [bunejä]

(Līlasuṃghāṇi) IPA: [bunejɐ]

Noun

buneya

1. a female's older sister

   lili mæn emibe buneya kalinyāt no jali.

   I have one older sister and two younger sisters.

Inflection

1-h type declension
Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Direct	buneya	buneyāt	buneyai
Vocative	buneye
Accusative	buneyu	buneyāṣa	buneyaih
Ergative	buneyei	buneyāra	buneyān
Genitive	buneyi	buneyeva	buneyumi
Translative	buneyan	buneyarį	buneyemān
Exessive	buneyat	buneyabhan	buneyenīs
Essive	buneyęs	buneyanne	buneyāra
Dative	buneyom	buneyarį	buneyesām
Ablative	buneyų	buneyabhan	buneyenīs
Locative	buneye	buneyanne	buneyelīm
Instrumental	buneyap	buneyabhan	buneyenīka

Usage notes

When used in relation to oneself it usually means "the oldest sister in the family".

Related terms

• kalineh (a female's younger sister)
• ñæltah ((a male's) sister)