bunga

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa.

bunga

1. fruit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa.

bunga (Balinese script ᬩᬸᬗ) (medya)

1. flower
2. (finance) interest

• “bunga” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuŋa/ [ˈbu.ŋa]
• Hyphenation: bu‧nga

búnga (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜅ)

1. areca (nut and leaf)
2. (formal) fruit

   Synonym: prutas

3. (figuratively) result

   Synonym: resulta

4. (by extension, figuratively)

   Synonym: epekto

From Proto-Malayic *buŋaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (compare Malay bunga).

• IPA^(key): /bu.ŋa/

bunga

1. flower
2. interest (finance)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuŋa/ [ˈbu.ŋɐ]
• Hyphenation: bu‧nga

búnga (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜅ)

1. (botany) a fruit (especially in the context of its parent tree/plant)

   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

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:bunga.

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

bunga

1. fruit

bunga

1. fruit

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuŋka/
• Rhymes: -uŋka

bunga f (genitive singular bungu, nominative plural bungur)

1. bulge, protuberance, elevation

• boenga (1901–1947)

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbuŋa/ [ˈbu.ŋa]
• Rhymes: -uŋa
• Syllabification: bu‧nga

Inherited from Malay bunga, from Classical Malay bunga, from Proto-Malayic *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa. Cognate of Ilocano bunga (“fruit”), Tagalog bunga (“fruit”).

bunga (plural bunga-bunga)

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
3. (figurative) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   bunga berita ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

4. flowery pattern or design

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• 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”).
• Semantic loan from Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos, “interest”, literally “childbirth, parturition; offspring”).

bunga (plural bunga-bunga)

1. (economics, finance) interest: the price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed

   Synonyms: anakan, renten, riba

Semantic loan from Chinese 英 (“brave, hero; outstanding person”, literally “flower”) for hero sense, by analogy of outstanding, fine, and excellent nature of hero with the sense of "beauty" in Chinese and Indonesian.

bunga (plural bunga-bunga)

1. (figurative) hero, somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds

   Synonyms: pahlawan, perwira

• “bunga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
• Bunbunan E. J. Hutampea, Soemarso S. R., Jan Hoesada, Indriani Eko Yulianto, Meity Taqdir Qodratillah, T. B. Gultom (1993) Kamus Keuangan [Dictionary of Finance] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 8: “bunga”

bunga

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶんが

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuŋa/ [ˈbuː.ŋʌ]
• Rhymes: -uŋa
• Syllabification: bu‧nga

búnga

1. young pine tree, sapling
2. (chiefly used in folk tales) man

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “búnga”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 104

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

bunga

1. fruit

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

bunga

1. fruit

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa, Proto-Austronesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuŋa/, [ˈɓu.ŋã]
• Hyphenation: bu‧nga

bunga (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨂ)

1. flower, blossom
2. flower pattern, floral design
3. bow, knot (e.g., of a waistband)
4. (euphemistic) female genitalia
5. (poetic) virginity, virgin

• Cense, A. A. (1979) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

• (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈbuŋa/ [ˈbu.ŋa]
  • Rhymes: -uŋa
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈbuŋə/ [ˈbu.ŋə]

  • Audio (Malaysia, Johor-Riau):

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  • Rhymes: -uŋə
• Hyphenation: bu‧nga

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *buŋaʔ (compare Indonesian bunga), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (compare Ilocano bunga (“fruit”), Tagalog bunga (“fruit”)).

bunga (Jawi spelling بوڠا, plural bunga-bunga)

1. flower (reproductive structure in angiosperms)

   Synonyms: kembang, kesuma (literary), puspa (literary), sading (literary), sari (literary), sekar (literary)

   Bunga Mawar itu berwarna merah. ― The rose (flower) is red.

2. (figurative) beauty

   Dia ialah seorang bunga yang menawan. ― She is an alluring beauty.

3. floral pattern or design
4. tread (of vehicle tires)

   Bunga tayar sudah haus. ― The tire tread is worn out.

5. omen, precursor; sign

   Synonyms: alamat, petanda

• > Indonesian: bunga (inherited)

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”).

bunga (Jawi spelling بوڠا, plural bunga-bunga)

1. (economics, 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.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

• “bunga” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

• bong̃a, boñga — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (cf. Indonesian bunga, Ilocano bunga and Malay bunga), from Proto-Austronesian *buŋa. Compare Malay bunga (“flower”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbuŋa/ [ˈbuː.ŋɐ]
• Rhymes: -uŋa
• Syllabification: bu‧nga

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

• → Spanish: bonga

• buang, Bunag

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

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /buŋa/ [bʊˈŋɑ]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: bu‧nga

bunga (Sulat Sūg spelling بُڠَ)

1. fruit