bunga

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa.

bunga

1. fruit

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

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

bunga

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

   Synonym: prutas

3. (formal) result

   Synonym: resulta

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

• IPA^(key): /bu.ŋa/

bunga

1. flower
2. interest (finance)

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

• Hyphenation: bu‧nga

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

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 (pre-1947)

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

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, 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.

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

1. (economics, finance) interest

   Synonyms: anakan, renten, riba

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.

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

• “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.

bunga

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶんが

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

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

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

• Audio (MY, Johor-Selangor)

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• Rhymes: -a

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.

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

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)

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

• bong̃a, boñga — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

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/ [ˈbu.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

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

bunga

1. fruit