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Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧not
- IPA(key): /buˈnot/
Noun
bunót
- coconut husk
Cebuano
Pronunciation 1
Noun
bunot
- coconut husk
- coir
- (humorous) dry frizzy hair
Verb
bunot
- to shell, to husk or to shuck a coconut
- to shell or to husk
- to rough up a person
Pronunciation 2
Verb
bunot
- to draw; to select by drawing
Limos Kalinga
Noun
bunot
- cloud
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Proto-Philippine *bunút, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bunut. Compare Bikol Central bunot, Cebuano bunot, Hiligaynon bunot, and Tausug bunut.
Pronunciation
Noun
bunót (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈᜓᜆ᜔)
- coconut husk
- act of polishing the floor using a coconut husk
- Synonym: pagbubunot
- coir (coconut husk fibers)
- fibrous portion of nuts or seeds
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Central Philippine *bugnut (“pull out”) or Proto-Philippine *búnut (“pulling out, uprooting”). Compare Ilocano bunot, Bikol Central bugnot, Cebuano bunot, and Hiligaynon bugnot.
Pronunciation
Noun
bunot (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈᜓᜆ᜔)
- act of pulling out something elongated
- tooth extraction; removal of teeth
- uprooting (of a plant)
- drawing (in a lottery)
- unsheathing; drawing (of a weapon from its sheath or holster)
- unplugging (of an electronic device)
Derived terms
Adjective
bunót (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈᜓᜆ᜔)
- pulled out (of something elongated)
- extracted; removed (of teeth)
- uprooted (of plants)
- drawn (of a number in a lottery)
- unsheathed; drawn (of a weapon from its sheath or holster)
- unplugged (of an electronic device)
Further reading
- “bunot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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