baunan

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

From baon (packed food or money for a trip) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

Noun

baunán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜂᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. lunchbox (container where lunch is packed and served)
    Synonym: (Cavite, Batangas) bugungan

Etymology 2

From baon (burying) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

Verb

baunán (complete binaunan, progressive binabaunan, contemplative babaunan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜂᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. to bury something into; to use as a place of burial
    Synonym: pagbaunan
Conjugation

Noun

báúnan or baunán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜂᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. sepulcher; place of burial
    Synonym: pinagbaunan

Further reading

  • baunan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018