Brunei

Bru·nei
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UK/bɹuːˈnaɪ/British, Southern, Standard/bɹʉwˈnɑj/US/bɹuˈnaɪ/Australia, New Zealand/bɹʉːˈnɑe/

proper noun

A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.

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Meanings

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.

Origin

  1. Sanskritवरुण
  2. MalayBrunei
  3. EnglishBrunei

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

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Translations

Afrikaans Broenei
  • Broeneia country in Southeast Asia
Arabic بْرُونَاي
  • بْرُونَاي (brūnāy)a country in Southeast Asia
Bengali ব্রুনাই, ব্রুনেই
  • ব্রুনাই (brunai)a country in Southeast Asia
  • ব্রুনেই (brunei)a country in Southeast Asia
Bulgarian Бруне́й
  • Бруне́й (Brunéj)a country in Southeast Asia
Catalan Brunei
  • Bruneia country in Southeast Asia
Chinese Mandarin 文萊 /文莱, 汶萊 /汶莱
  • 文萊 /文莱 (Wénlái)a country in Southeast Asia
  • 汶萊 /汶莱 (Wènlái)a country in Southeast Asia
Czech Brunej
  • Bruneja country in Southeast Asia
Danish Brunei
  • Bruneia country in Southeast Asia
Dutch Brunei
  • Bruneia country in Southeast Asia
Esperanto Brunejo
  • Brunejoa country in Southeast Asia
Estonian Brunei
  • Bruneia country in Southeast Asia
Finnish Brunei
  • Bruneia country in Southeast Asia
French Brunei
  • Bruneia country in Southeast Asia
German Brunei Darussalam
  • Brunei Darussalama country in Southeast Asia
Greek Μπρουνέι
  • Μπρουνέι (Brounéi)a country in Southeast Asia
Hebrew ברוניי
  • ברוניי (bruney)a country in Southeast Asia
Hindi ब्रुनेई
  • ब्रुनेई (bruneī)a country in Southeast Asia
Hungarian Brunei
  • Bruneia country in Southeast Asia
Icelandic Brúnei
  • Brúneia country in Southeast Asia
Indonesian Brunei
  • Bruneia country in Southeast Asia
Irish Brúiné, Brúiné Darasalám
  • Brúinéa country in Southeast Asia
  • Brúiné Darasaláma country in Southeast Asia
Italian Brunei
  • Bruneia country in Southeast Asia
Japanese ブルネイ
  • ブルネイ (Burunei)a country in Southeast Asia
Korean 브루나이, 브루네이
  • 브루나이 (Beurunai)a country in Southeast Asia
  • 브루네이 (Beurunei)a country in Southeast Asia
Latvian Bruneja
  • Brunejaa country in Southeast Asia
Lithuanian Brunėjus
  • Brunėjusa country in Southeast Asia
Malay Brunei, Brunei Darussalam
  • Bruneia country in Southeast Asia
  • Brunei Darussalama country in Southeast Asia
Māori Poronai
  • Poronaia country in Southeast Asia
Norwegian Brunei
  • Bruneia country in Southeast Asia
Persian برونئی
  • برونئی (borune'y)a country in Southeast Asia
Polish Brunei
  • Bruneia country in Southeast Asia
Portuguese Brunei
  • Bruneia country in Southeast Asia
Punjabi ਬਰੂਨਾਈ
  • ਬਰੂਨਾਈ (barūnāī)a country in Southeast Asia
Romanian Brunei
  • Bruneia country in Southeast Asia
Russian Бруне́й, Бруне́й-Даруссала́м
  • Бруне́й (Brunɛ́j)a country in Southeast Asia
  • Бруне́й-Даруссала́м (Brunɛ́j-Darussalám)a country in Southeast Asia
Slovak Brunej
  • Bruneja country in Southeast Asia
Spanish Brunéi
  • Brunéia country in Southeast Asia
Swahili Brunei
  • Bruneia country in Southeast Asia
Swedish Brunei
  • Bruneia country in Southeast Asia
Tagalog Brunei
  • Bruneia country in Southeast Asia
Tamil புரூணை
  • புரூணை (purūṇai)a country in Southeast Asia
Thai บรูไน
  • บรูไน (bruu-nai)a country in Southeast Asia
Turkish Bruney
  • Bruneya country in Southeast Asia
Ukrainian Бруне́й
  • Бруне́й (Brunéj)a country in Southeast Asia
Urdu برونائی, برونائی دارالسلام
  • برونائی (brūnā'ī)a country in Southeast Asia
  • برونائی دارالسلامa country in Southeast Asia
Vietnamese Bru-nây
  • Bru-nâya country in Southeast Asia
Yiddish ברוניי
  • ברוניי (bruney)a country in Southeast Asia

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Cite this entry
APA

Brunei. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brunei

MLA

“Brunei.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brunei. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brunei,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brunei.

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