bungi

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Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧ngi
  • IPA(key): /buˈŋiʔ/,

Noun

bungî

  1. (teratology) harelip; cleft lip
    Synonym: pungit

Brunei Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate to Malay bunyi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buŋi/
  • Hyphenation: bu‧ngi

Noun

bungi

  1. (dialect, Kampong Ayer) sound (sensation perceived by the ear)

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧ngi
  • IPA(key): /buˈŋiʔ/,

Noun

bungi

  1. (teratology) a cheiloschisis; a cleft lip; a harelip
  2. (teratology) a cleft palate
  3. an indentation; a notch

Adjective

bungi

  1. having a cleft lip
  2. having a cleft palate
  3. (of a blade, an edge) having indentations

Verb

bungi

  1. to be hit or injured in the mouth
  2. to cause an indentation to an edge or blade

Maguindanao

Noun

bungi

  1. harelip

Adjective

bungi

  1. harelipped

Masbatenyo

Noun

bungî

  1. harelip

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *buŋiq. Compare Bikol Central bungi, Cebuano bungi, and Masbatenyo bungi.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈbuŋiʔ/ (“missing tooth; tooth gap; notch; harelip”, noun)
    • IPA(key): /buˈŋiʔ/ (“with a missing tooth; notched; harelipped”, adjective; “person with a missing tooth”, noun)
  • Syllabification: bu‧ngi

Noun

bungì (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜅᜒ)

  1. missing tooth; space left by a missing tooth
  2. jag; nick; dent; notch (of the edge of tools)
  3. (uncommon) harelip; cleft lip
    Synonyms: bingot, sungi

Derived terms

Adjective

bungî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜅᜒ)

  1. with a missing tooth or teeth (of a person)
  2. jagged; nicked; dented; notched (of the edge of tools)
  3. (uncommon) harelipped; with a cleft lip
    Synonyms: bingot, sungi

Derived terms

See also

Noun

bungî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜅᜒ)

  1. person with a missing tooth or teeth

Further reading

  • “bungi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*buŋiq”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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