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Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa.

Noun

bunga

  1. fruit

Balinese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa.

Noun

bunga (Balinese script ᬩᬸᬗ) (medya)

  1. flower
  2. (finance) interest

References

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

Bikol Central

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Derived terms

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Brunei Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

bunga

  1. flower
  2. interest (finance)

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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
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Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

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

Noun

bunga

  1. fruit

Higaonon

Noun

bunga

  1. fruit

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

bunga f (genitive singular bungu, nominative plural bungur)

  1. bulge, protuberance, elevation

Declension

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Indonesian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

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
sense 1.1 (a reproductive structure in angiosperms)
sense 1.2 (a plant that bears flowers)
  • bunga hidup
  • bunga kasturi
  • bunga kelentit
  • bunga ketongkeng
  • bunga kubur
  • bunga landak
  • bunga lau
  • bunga lawang
  • bunga manila
  • bunga matahari
  • bunga pagoda
  • bunga rampai
  • bunga raya
  • bunga sawer
  • bunga sepatu
  • bunga serunai
  • bunga siam
  • bunga tahi kotok
  • bunga tali-tali
  • bunga tasbih
  • bunga tebu
  • bunga telang
  • bunga teleng
  • bunga teluki
  • bunga tongkeng
sense 2.2 (beauty)
  • bunga desa
sense 3
  • bunga angin
  • bunga api
  • bunga badam
  • bunga ban
  • bunga barah
  • bunga bibir
  • bunga buatan
  • bunga campak
  • bunga delima
  • bunga dipersunting
  • bunga hati
  • bunga karang
  • bunga kehidupan
  • bunga kertas
  • bunga kol
  • bunga konde
  • bunga kuku
  • bunga kundai
  • bunga kusta
  • bunga latar
  • bunga mas
  • bunga mulut
  • bunga pasang
  • bunga pasir
  • bunga puru
  • bunga sanggul
  • bunga sisir
  • bunga tanah
  • bunga tidur
sense 4 (flowery pattern or design)
  • bunga pamor
Derived terms
  • batang bunga
  • gagang bunga
  • kelopak bunga
  • mahkota bunga
  • mangkuk bunga
  • tangkai bunga
  • tenda bunga

Etymology 2

Unknown

Noun

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
Derived terms
  • berbunga
  • membunga
  • membungakan
  • memperbungakan
  • bunga akrual
  • bunga berbunga
  • bunga biasa
  • bunga cedera janji
  • bunga eksak
  • bunga jangka pendek
  • bunga kayu
  • bunga kotor
  • bunga kuartalan
  • bunga kupon
  • bunga lazim
  • bunga lindung pajak
  • bunga majemuk
  • bunga masa konstruksi
  • bunga mengambang
  • bunga nol persen
  • bunga nominal
  • bunga normal
  • bunga obligasi tangguhan
  • bunga obligasi tundaan
  • bunga pascapetisi
  • bunga prabayar
  • bunga sederhana
  • bunga semesteran
  • bunga tahunan
  • bunga takpasti
  • bunga tanah
  • bunga terdiskonto
  • bunga terhutang
  • bunga tersirat
  • bunga tetap
  • bunga tunggal

Etymology 3

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

bunga (plural bunga-bunga)

  1. (figurative) hero, somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds
    Synonyms: pahlawan, perwira
Derived terms
  • bunga bangsa

Further reading

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Japanese

Romanization

bunga

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶんが

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

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

Noun

búnga

  1. young pine tree, sapling
  2. (chiefly used in folk tales) man

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “búnga”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎, Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 104
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Limos Kalinga

Etymology

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

Noun

bunga

  1. fruit

Lingala

Verb

-bunga (infinitive kobunga)

  1. to get lost

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

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

Noun

bunga

  1. fruit

Makasar

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bunga (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨂ)

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

Derived terms

affixations
  • aʼbunga
  • bunga-bunga
  • bungài
compounds
  • bone bunga
  • bunga anting-anting
  • bunga baru
  • bunga batu
  • bunga caʼdi
  • bunga ceʼla
  • bunga eja
  • bunga eja keboʼ
  • bunga jawa
  • bunga jeʼneʼ mata bunting
  • bunga lompo
  • bunga palikang
  • bunga rampe
  • bunga singkuluʼ
  • bunga songkoʼ
  • bunga tallang
  • bunga uang

Further reading

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

Malay

FWOTD – 1 August 2019

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

  1. flower (reproductive structure in angiosperms)
    Synonyms: kembang, kesuma (literary), puspa (literary), sading (literary), sari (literary), sekar (literary)
    Bunga Mawar itu berwarna merah. ― The rose (flower) is red.
  2. (figurative) beauty
    Dia ialah seorang bunga yang menawan. ― She is an alluring beauty.
  3. floral pattern or design
  4. tread (of vehicle tires)
    Bunga tayar sudah haus. ― The tire tread is worn out.
  5. omen, precursor; sign
    Synonyms: alamat, petanda
Descendants
  • > Indonesian: bunga (inherited)

Etymology 2

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”).

Noun

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)

Further reading

Ngombe (Congo)

Verb

bunga

  1. to forget

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Anagrams

Tausug

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bunga (Sulat Sūg spelling بُڠَ)

  1. fruit

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