bunga

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Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa.

Noun

bunga

  1. fruit

Bikol Central

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧nga
  • IPA(key): /ˈbuŋa/,

Noun

bunga

  1. areca (nut and leaf)
  2. (formal) fruit
    Synonym: prutas
  3. (formal) result
    Synonym: resulta

Derived terms

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

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

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧nga

Noun

bunga

  1. (botany) a fruit
    Synonym: prutas
  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
  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

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

  1. fruit

Higaonon

Noun

bunga

  1. fruit

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

bunga f (genitive singular bungu, nominative plural bungur)

  1. bulge, protuberance, elevation

Declension

declension of bunga
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bunga bungan bungur bungurnar
accusative bungu bunguna bungur bungurnar
dative bungu bungunni bungum bungunum
genitive bungu bungunnar bunga bunganna

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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, first-person possessive bungaku, second-person possessive bungamu, third-person possessive bunganya)

  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.
Derived terms

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 (plural bunga-bunga, first-person possessive bungaku, second-person possessive bungamu, third-person possessive bunganya)

  1. (economics, finance) interest
    Synonyms: anakan, renten, riba
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Semantic loan from Chinese 英 (“brave, hero”, 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, first-person possessive bungaku, second-person possessive bungamu, third-person possessive bunganya)

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

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

bunga

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶんが

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

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

Noun

bunga

  1. fruit

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

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

Noun

bunga

  1. fruit

Malay

FWOTD – 1 August 2019

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)

  1. 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

  1. (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.
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Further reading

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈbuŋa/,
  • Hyphenation: bu‧nga

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

  • → Spanish: bonga

See also

Tausug

Etymology

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

Noun

bunga

  1. fruit
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