bungisngis

Masbatenyo

Noun

bungisngis

  1. giant (supernatural being with a wide grin and laughs boisterously)

Tagalog
FWOTD – 27 April 2024

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buŋisˈŋis/ [bʊ.ŋɪsˈŋis]
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: bu‧ngis‧ngis

Noun

bungisngís (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜅᜒᜐ᜔ᜅᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. giggle (especially with teeth showing)
    Synonym: ngisi
    • 2008 April 9, “Strada or Navarra”, in tsikot.com‎, archived from the original on March 31, 2024:
      Sorry talaga, bungisngis lang talaga ako.
      I'm very sorry, I was just giggling.
  2. giggler; someone who habitually giggles

Derived terms
  • bumungisngis
  • bungisngisan
  • ikabungisngis
  • pagbungisngis

See also

Adjective

bungisngís (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜅᜒᜐ᜔ᜅᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. giggling with teeth showing
    Synonym: gukyok

Further reading
  • “bungisngis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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