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Makasar
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *bu(b)un, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubun (“well, cistern; spring”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuŋuŋ/,
- Hyphenation: bu‧ngung
Noun
bungung (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨂᨘ)
- well (a hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids)
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Further reading
- A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, Brill, →DOI