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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa.

bunga

  1. fruit
  2. betel palm; areca palm (Areca catechu)
  3. betel nut; areca nut

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa.

bunga (Balinese script ᬩᬸᬗ) (medya)

  1. flower
  2. (finance) interest

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

bunga

  1. flower
  2. interest (finance)

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

búnga (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜅ)

  1. (botany) a fruit (especially in the context of its parent tree/plant)
    Synonym: prutas
    • 2016 — Sumalinog, Vic, Domingo (15 October), Nunot sa Alisngaw sa Kape, Opinion, Mindanao Times
      Ang mga Cacao[_sic_] nga sa milabay nga tuig halos mabawog ang mga sanga sa kadaghan sa bunga, karon mga tuod na lang; ug kon dili man nagtuskig nga mga sanga nga wala nay mga dahon nga bisan gamay nga sanghid sa gikadlit nga posporo silaob dayon tungod sa kapatay na niini.
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  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
    • 2017 — Cerojano, Philip A., Ang Katam-is sa Aslom (23 October), Super Bilib, SuperBalita Cebu
      Si Jaime Duran, 54, lumad nga taga Sityo Bato, barangay Ermita, nakatagamtam og haruhay nga pagpuyo bunga sa aslom nga sambag nga maoy nakapahuman og eskwela sa iyang mga anak.
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  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

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

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

bunga

  1. fruit

bunga

  1. fruit

bunga f (genitive singular bungu, nominative plural bungur)

  1. bulge, protuberance, elevation

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
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    bunga berita ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. flowery pattern or design

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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 (“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

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶんが

búnga

  1. alternative spelling of bonga

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

bunga

  1. fruit

-bunga (infinitive kobunga)

  1. to get lost

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”)

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

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

bunga (Jawi spelling بوڠا, plural **bunga-bunga or **bunga2)

  1. flower (reproductive structure in angiosperms)
    Bunga Mawar itu berwarna merah.
    The rose (flower) is red.
    Synonyms: kembang, kesuma (literary), puspa (literary), sading (literary), sari (literary), sekar (literary)
  2. (figurative) beauty
    Dia ialah seorang bunga yang menawan.
    She is an alluring beauty.
  3. (figurative) young lady
  4. (figurative) virginity
    Synonym: dara
  5. (figurative) any blooming or flourishing spread pattern
  6. any intricate or ornamental pattern parallel to a surface
    1. tread (of vehicle tires)
      Bunga tayar sudah haus.
      The tyre tread is worn out.
    2. decorative pattern on keris blades
  7. omen, precursor; sign
    Synonyms: alamat, petanda

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”) and Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos, “interest”, literally “childbirth, parturition; offspring”)

bunga (Jawi spelling بوڠا, plural **bunga-bunga or **bunga2)

  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.
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      Synonym: faedah

bunga

  1. to forget

Proto-Austronesian *buŋa

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa

Tagalog bunga

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

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

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

bunga (Sulat Sūg spelling بُڠَ)

  1. fruit