Brunei

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Brunei

/bɹuːˈnaɪ/ UK
/bɹʉwˈnɑj/ British, Southern, Standard
/bɹuˈnaɪ/ US
/bɹʉːˈnɑe/ Australia, New Zealand
/bɾʉˈnaɪ/ Scotland
/bɾɪʊˈnaɪ/ Wales

Rhymes with -aɪ

Where it comes from

From Malay Brunei, probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa), which also referred to the island of Borneo (a likely cognate to Brunei).

proper noun

A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.
Similar: Negara Brunei Darussalam

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: belize, bhutan, bermuda, belgium, chinese, cape, latter, bruni, negeri sembilan, johor, sabah, sarawak, kota bharu, serang, johor bahru, selangor

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Every language

name a country in Southeast Asia

Español	Brunéi
한국어	브루나이 Beurunai
日本語	ブルネイ Burunei
中文	文萊 /文莱 Wénlái, 汶萊 /汶莱 Wènlái
हिन्दी	ब्रुनेई bruneī
Kiswahili	Brunei
Português	Brunei
Français	Brunei
Deutsch	Brunei Darussalam
Italiano	Brunei
Ελληνικά	Μπρουνέι Brounéi
Română	Brunei
Русский	Бруне́й Brunɛ́j, Бруне́й-Даруссала́м Brunɛ́j-Darussalám
Tiếng Việt	Bru-nây
العربية	بْرُونَاي brūnāy
עברית	ברוניי bruney

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@misc{brunei_2026,
  title = {Brunei},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brunei},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}