bungung

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Makasar

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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)

  1. 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