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bunga

Aklanon

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbuŋa/ [ˈbuː.ŋa]
  • Rhymes: -uŋa
  • Syllabification: bu‧nga

Noun

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bunga

  1. fruit
  2. betel palm; areca palm (Areca catechu)
  3. betel nut; areca nut

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Balinese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa.

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bunga (Balinese script ᬩᬸᬗ) (medya)

  1. flower
  2. (finance) interest

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  • “bunga”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Brunei Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *buŋaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (compare Malay bunga).

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bunga

  1. flower
  2. interest (finance)

Cebuano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”), from Proto-Austronesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbuŋa/ [ˈbu.ŋɐ]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧nga

Noun

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búnga (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜅ)

  1. (botany) a fruit (especially in the context of its parent tree/plant)
    Synonym: prutas
    • 2016 — Sumalinog, Vic, Domingo (15 October), Nunot sa Alisngaw sa Kape, Opinion, Mindanao Times
      Ang mga Cacao[sic] nga sa milabay nga tuig halos mabawog ang mga sanga sa kadaghan sa bunga, karon mga tuod na lang; ug kon dili man nagtuskig nga mga sanga nga wala nay mga dahon nga bisan gamay nga sanghid sa gikadlit nga posporo silaob dayon tungod sa kapatay na niini.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (by extension) a nut
  3. a yield; a product; the quantity of something produced
  4. an end result, effect, or consequence; advantageous or disadvantageous result
    • 2017 — Cerojano, Philip A., Ang Katam-is sa Aslom (23 October), Super Bilib, SuperBalita Cebu
      Si Jaime Duran, 54, lumad nga taga Sityo Bato, barangay Ermita, nakatagamtam og haruhay nga pagpuyo bunga sa aslom nga sambag nga maoy nakapahuman og eskwela sa iyang mga anak.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  5. an offspring
  6. the areca palm (Areca catechu); a species of palm which grows in much of the tropical Pacific, Asia, and parts of east Africa
  7. the areca nut

Central Bikol

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”), from Proto-Austronesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbuŋa/ [ˈbu.ŋa]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧nga

Noun

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búnga (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜅ)

  1. areca (nut and leaf)
  2. (formal) fruit
    Synonym: prutas
  3. (figuratively) result
    Synonym: resulta
  4. (by extension, figuratively)
    Synonym: epekto

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Dupaningan Agta

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”), from Proto-Austronesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”).

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bunga

  1. fruit

Higaonon

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Noun

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bunga

  1. fruit

Icelandic

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Noun

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bunga f (genitive singular bungu, nominative plural bungur)

  1. bulge, protuberance, elevation

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Declension of bunga (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bunga bungan bungur bungurnar
accusative bungu bunguna bungur bungurnar
dative bungu bungunni bungum bungunum
genitive bungu bungunnar bungna bungnanna

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Malay bunga, from Classical Malay bunga, from Proto-Malayic *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa. Cognate of Ilocano bunga (“fruit”), Tagalog bunga (“fruit”).

Noun

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bunga (plural bunga-bunga)

  1. flower:
    1. (botany) a reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens and/or a pistil
      Synonyms: kembang, puspa
    2. a plant that bears flowers, especially a plant that is small and lacks wood
  2. (figurative) beauty:
    1. something that is particularly good or pleasing
    2. someone who is beautiful
  3. (figurative) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    bunga berita ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. flowery pattern or design
Hyponyms
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sense 1.1 (a reproductive structure in angiosperms)
sense 1.2 (a plant that bears flowers)
sense 2.2 (beauty)
sense 3
sense 4 (flowery pattern or design)
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Etymology 2

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Unknown

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bunga (plural bunga-bunga)

  1. (economics, finance) interest: the price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed
    Synonyms: anakan, renten, riba
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Etymology 3

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Semantic loan from Chinese 英 (“brave, hero; outstanding person”, literally “flower”) for hero sense, by analogy of outstanding, fine, and excellent nature of hero with the sense of "beauty" in Chinese and Indonesian.

Noun

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bunga (plural bunga-bunga)

  1. (figurative) hero, somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds
    Synonyms: pahlawan, perwira
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Further reading

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Japanese

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Romanization

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bunga

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶんが

Kankanaey

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbuŋa/ [ˈbuː.ŋʌ]
  • Rhymes: -uŋa
  • Syllabification: bu‧nga

Noun

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búnga

  1. alternative spelling of bonga

Limos Kalinga

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”), from Proto-Austronesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”).

Noun

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bunga

  1. fruit

Lingala

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Verb

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-bunga (infinitive kobunga)

  1. to get lost

Lubuagan Kalinga

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”), from Proto-Austronesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”).

Noun

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bunga

  1. fruit

Makasar

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa, Proto-Austronesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbuŋa/, [ˈɓu.ŋã]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧nga

Noun

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bunga (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨂ or 𑻤𑻴𑻢, definite bungaya)

  1. flower, blossom
  2. flower pattern, floral design
  3. bow, knot (e.g., of a waistband)
  4. (euphemistic) female genitalia
  5. (poetic) virginity, virgin

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Further reading

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  • Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Malay

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FWOTD – 1 August 2019

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Malayic *buŋaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (compare Ilocano bunga (“fruit”), Tagalog bunga (“fruit”)).

Noun

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bunga (Jawi spelling بوڠا, plural bunga-bunga or bunga2)

  1. flower (reproductive structure in angiosperms)
    Bunga Mawar itu berwarna merah.
    The rose (flower) is red.
    Synonyms: kembang, kesuma (literary), puspa (literary), sading (literary), sari (literary), sekar (literary)
  2. (figurative) beauty
    Dia ialah seorang bunga yang menawan.
    She is an alluring beauty.
  3. (figurative) young lady
  4. (figurative) virginity
    Synonym: dara
  5. (figurative) any blooming or flourishing spread pattern
  6. any intricate or ornamental pattern parallel to a surface
    1. tread (of vehicle tires)
      Bunga tayar sudah haus.
      The tyre tread is worn out.
    2. decorative pattern on keris blades
  7. omen, precursor; sign
    Synonyms: alamat, petanda
Hyponyms
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Derived terms
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sense 1.1 (a reproductive structure in angiosperms)
sense 1.2 (a plant that bears flowers)
sense 2.2 (beauty)
other senses
Proverbs
Descendants
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  • > Indonesian: bunga (inherited)

Etymology 2

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Semantic loan from English interest by analogy with bank interest growing over time like flowers, as well as wordplay referring to the sense of "attention" in English and the sense of "beauty, looking good" in Indonesian. Compare to Thai ดอกเบี้ย (dɔ̀ɔk-bîia, “interest”, literally “flower money”) and Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos, “interest”, literally “childbirth, parturition; offspring”)

Noun

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bunga (Jawi spelling بوڠا, plural bunga-bunga or bunga2)

  1. (economics, finance) interest
    • 2002, Takiah Mohd Iskandar & Norida Basnan, Perakaunan Kewangan: Prinsip dan Amalan di Malaysia, Vol. 1, Cerdik Publications, page 174.
      Sekiranya nota janji yang dikeluarkan menjadi matang dalam tempoh perakaunan berikutnya jumlah bunga daripada tarikh nota dikeluarkan hingga tarikh penyata kewangan perlu diakrukan.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    Synonym: faedah

References

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  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “بوڠ boenga”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 64
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “بوڠ bunga”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 129-30
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “bunga”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 166

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Ngombe (Congo)

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Verb

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bunga

  1. to forget

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Austronesian *buŋa
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa
Tagalog bunga

    Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *buŋa. Compare Ilocano bunga, Indonesian bunga, and Malay bunga (“flower”).

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    bunga (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜅ)

    1. (botany) fruit
      Synonyms: prutas, bungangkahoy
    2. (figurative) result; effect; consequence
      Synonyms: resulta, epekto, kinalabsan, labas
      Antonym: sanhi
    3. (figurative) profit; fruit; gain
      Synonyms: pala, tamo, pakinabang, kapakinabangan
    4. areca palm (Areca catechu)
    5. areca nut

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    Tausug

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Philippine *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”), from Proto-Austronesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /buŋa/ [bʊˈŋɑ]
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Syllabification: bu‧nga

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    bunga (Sulat Sūg spelling بُڠَ)

    1. fruit
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