bunga

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa.

Noun

bunga

1. fruit

Bikol Central

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bunga

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

   Synonym: prutas

3. (formal) result

   Synonym: resulta

Derived terms

• magbunga
• mamunga

 

Brunei Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ŋa/

Noun

bunga

1. flower
2. interest (finance)

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧nga

Noun

bunga

1. (botany) a fruit

   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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bunga.

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

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

Noun

bunga

1. fruit

Higaonon

Noun

bunga

1. fruit

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuŋka/
• Rhymes: -uŋka

Noun

bunga f (genitive singular bungu, nominative plural bungur)

1. bulge, protuberance, elevation

Declension

declension of bunga

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bunga	bungan	bungur	bungurnar
accusative	bungu	bunguna	bungur	bungurnar
dative	bungu	bungunni	bungum	bungunum
genitive	bungu	bungunnar	bunga	bunganna

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• boenga (pre-1947)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuŋa/
• Rhymes: -ŋa, -a
• Hyphenation: bu‧nga

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bunga (plural bunga-bunga, first-person possessive bungaku, second-person possessive bungamu, third-person possessive bunganya)

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.

Derived terms

• bebungaan
• berbunga
• berbunga-bunga
• bunga-bungaan
• membunga
• membunga-bungai
• membungai
• pembungaan
• perbungaan

 

• bunga angin
• bunga api
• bunga badam
• bunga ban
• bunga barah
• bunga betina
• bunga bibir
• bunga buatan
• bunga campak
• bunga delima
• bunga desa
• bunga dipersunting
• bunga hati
• bunga hidup
• bunga jantan
• bunga karang
• bunga kasturi
• bunga kehidupan
• bunga kelentit
• bunga kertas
• bunga ketongkeng
• bunga kol
• bunga konde
• bunga kubur
• bunga kuku
• bunga kundai
• bunga kusta
• bunga landak
• bunga latar
• bunga lau
• bunga lawang
• bunga majemuk
• bunga manila
• bunga mas
• bunga matahari
• bunga mulut
• bunga pagoda
• bunga pamor
• bunga pasang
• bunga pasir
• bunga puru
• bunga rampai
• bunga raya
• bunga sanggul
• bunga sawer
• bunga sepatu
• bunga serunai
• bunga siam
• bunga sisir
• bunga tahi kotok
• bunga tali-tali
• bunga tanah
• bunga tasbih
• bunga tebu
• bunga telang
• bunga teleng
• bunga teluki
• bunga tongkeng

 

Etymology 2

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”).

Noun

bunga (plural bunga-bunga, first-person possessive bungaku, second-person possessive bungamu, third-person possessive bunganya)

1. (economics, finance) interest

   Synonyms: anakan, renten, riba

Derived terms

• berbunga
• membunga
• membungakan
• memperbungakan

 

• bunga kayu
• bunga majemuk
• bunga mengambang
• bunga normal
• bunga tanah
• bunga tetap
• bunga tunggal

 

• suku bunga

 

Etymology 3

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

Noun

bunga (plural bunga-bunga, first-person possessive bungaku, second-person possessive bungamu, third-person possessive bunganya)

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

   Synonyms: pahlawan, perwira

Derived terms

• bunga bangsa

 

Further reading

• “bunga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

bunga

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶんが

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

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

Noun

bunga

1. fruit

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

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

Noun

bunga

1. fruit

Malay

FWOTD – 1 August 2019

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /buŋə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /buŋa/
• Rhymes: -uŋə, -ŋə, -ə

• Audio (MY, Johor-Selangor)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a

Noun

bunga (Jawi spelling بوڠا, plural bunga-bunga, informal 1st possessive bungaku, 2nd possessive bungamu, 3rd possessive bunganya)

1. flower (reproductive structure in angiosperms)

   Bunga Mawar itu berwarna merah.

   The rose is red.

Etymology 2

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”).

Noun

bunga

1. (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)

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bong̃a, boñga — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Derived terms

• bunga de-tsina
• bunga ng pag-ibig
• bunga't nganga
• bunga-bunga
• bunga-sa-palas
• bungahan
• bungahin
• bungantibatib
• bungantulog
• bungang-araw
• bungang-arawin
• bungang-bato
• bungang-isip
• bungang-tulog
• bungangkahoy
• kung ano ang puno, siya ang bunga
• mabunga
• magbunga
• mamunga
• nagbubunga
• namumunga
• pagbubunga
• pagpapabunga
• pampabunga
• pamumunga
• papamungahin

 

Descendants

• → Spanish: bonga

See also

• labong
• usbong
• yabong

 

Tausug

Etymology

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

Noun

bunga

1. fruit