bangun

See also: Bangun

English

Noun

bangun (usually uncountable, plural banguns)

1. (India, uncommon) An eggplant; a brinjal.

Synonyms

• See the list at eggplant.

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• bangoen (1901–1947)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋun/
• Rhymes: -aŋun
• Hyphenation: ba‧ngun

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay bangun, from Proto-Malayic *baŋun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋun, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋuN.

Verb

bangun (intransitive)

1. to awake; to wake up
   1. to become conscious after having slept
   2. (figurative) to come out of a state of inaction or dormancy
2. to get up
   1. to rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day
   2. to move from a lying or sitting position to a standing position; to stand up
3. to rise (to swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light)

   Synonyms: naik, (uncommon) muai

4. to arise (to spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself)

   Synonym: naik

5. to become conscious
6. (obsolete) to melt (to to be changed from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat)

   Synonym: leleh

Derived terms

• banguni
• bangunkan
• kebangunan
• terbangun

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to etymology 1.

Noun

bangun

1. (usually used in geometric contexts) shape (a graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface)
2. structure (a cohesive whole built up of distinct parts)

   Synonym: struktur

Verb

bangun (active membangun, passive dibangun)

1. (transitive) to build

   Synonym: dirikan

   1. to form (something) by combining materials or parts
   2. to develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process
   3. to increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to
   4. to establish a basis for (something)

Derived terms

• bangun-bangun
• bangunan
• pembangun
• pembangunan
• sebangun

Compounds

• bangun geometrik
• bangun identik
• bangun kongruen
• bangun serupa

Etymology 3

Inherited from Malay bangun, from Minangkabau or Musi.

Noun

bangun (obsolete)

1. wergeld; blood money (money paid (as by a killer or the killer's clan) to the family of a person who has been killed)
2. a fine in the form of condolence money that must be given by a man to a married woman who has had sexual relations with him and this relationship results in the death of the woman's husband or results in divorce

References

• “bangun”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Japanese

Romanization

bangun

1. Rōmaji transcription of ばんぐん

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *baŋun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋun, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋuN.

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (vaṅun) in the form [script needed] (marvvaṅun).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋon/ [ˈba.ŋon]
  • Rhymes: -aŋon, -on

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋun/ [ˈba.ŋun]
  • Rhymes: -aŋun, -un
• Hyphenation: ba‧ngun

Verb

bangun (Jawi spelling باڠون)

1. to wake up; to get up (from sleep or lying down)

   Dia bangun awal setiap pagi untuk bersenam. ― He wakes up early every morning to exercise.

2. to rise; to stand up

   Bangun dari kerusi dan beri salam kepada guru. ― Rise from your chair and greet the teacher.

3. (figuratively) to recover; to rebuild; to develop

   Negara itu sedang bangun semula selepas bencana. ― The country is rebuilding itself after the disaster.

Derived terms

Affixations

• bangunan (“building”)
• bangunkan
• dibangunkan
• diperbangunkan
• membangun
• membanguni
• membangunkan
• memperbangunkan
• pembangun (“builder”)
• pembangunan (“building; development”)
• terbangun

Descendants

• > Indonesian: bangun (inherited)

References

• “bangun”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

Further reading

• “bangun”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017