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Aklanon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa.
Noun
bunga
- fruit
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/
- Hyphenation: bu‧nga
Noun
búnga (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜅ)
- areca (nut and leaf)
- (formal) fruit
- Synonym: prutas
- (figuratively) result
- Synonym: resulta
- (by extension, figuratively)
- Synonym: epekto
Derived terms
Brunei Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *buŋaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (compare Malay bunga).
Pronunciation
Noun
bunga
- flower
- interest (finance)
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”), from Proto-Austronesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bunga (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜅ)
- (botany) a fruit (especially in the context of its parent tree/plant)
- Synonym: prutas
- (by extension) a nut
- a yield; a product; the quantity of something produced
- an end result, effect, or consequence; advantageous or disadvantageous result
- an offspring
- the areca palm (Areca catechu); a species of palm which grows in much of the tropical Pacific, Asia, and parts of east Africa
- the areca nut
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bunga.
Dupaningan Agta
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”), from Proto-Austronesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”).
Noun
bunga
- fruit
Higaonon
Noun
bunga
- fruit
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Noun
bunga f (genitive singular bungu, nominative plural bungur)
- bulge, protuberance, elevation
Declension
Declension of bunga (feminine)
Indonesian
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)
- flower:
- (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
- a plant that bears flowers, especially a plant that is small and lacks wood.
- (figurative) beauty:
- something that is particularly good or pleasing.
- someone who is beautiful.
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- bunga berita ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- flowery pattern or design
Derived terms
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”).
- Semantic loan from Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos, “interest”, literally “childbirth, parturition; offspring”).
Noun
bunga (plural bunga-bunga)
- (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
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)
- (figurative) hero, somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds.
- Synonyms: pahlawan, perwira
Derived terms
Further reading
- “bunga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
- Bunbunan E. J. Hutampea, Soemarso S. R., Jan Hoesada, Indriani Eko Yulianto, Meity Taqdir Qodratillah, T. B. Gultom (1993) Kamus Keuangan [Dictionary of Finance] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 8: “bunga”
Japanese
Romanization
bunga
- Rōmaji transcription of ぶんが
Kankanaey
Pronunciation
- (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /ˈbuŋa/
- Rhymes: -uŋa
- Syllabification: bu‧nga
Noun
búnga
- young pine tree, sapling
- (used only in 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
Limos Kalinga
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”), from Proto-Austronesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”).
Noun
bunga
- fruit
Lubuagan Kalinga
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”), from Proto-Austronesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”).
Noun
bunga
- fruit
Malay
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayic *buŋaʔ (compare Indonesian bunga), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (compare Ilocano bunga (“fruit”), Tagalog bunga (“fruit”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
bunga (Jawi spelling بوڠا, plural bunga-bunga, informal 1st possessive bungaku, 2nd possessive bungamu, 3rd possessive bunganya)
- flower (reproductive structure in angiosperms)
Bunga Mawar itu berwarna merah.- The rose is red.
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
- (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
Tagalog
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)
- (botany) fruit
- Synonyms: prutas, bungangkahoy
- (figurative) result; effect; consequence
- Synonyms: resulta, epekto, kinalabsan, labas
- Antonym: sanhi
- (figurative) profit; fruit; gain
- Synonyms: pala, tamo, pakinabang, kapakinabangan
- areca palm (Areca catechu)
- 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/
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: bu‧nga
Noun
bunga (Sulat Sūg spelling بُڠَ)
- fruit