# bunga
## Aklanon
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa.

### Noun

bunga
* fruit

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbuŋa/ [ˈbu.ŋa]
* Hyphenation: bu‧nga

### Noun

búnga (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜅ)
* areca (nut and leaf)
* (formal) fruit
    Synonym: prutas
* (figuratively) result
    Synonym: resulta
* (by extension, figuratively)
    Synonym: epekto

#### Derived terms

* magbunga
* mamunga

## Brunei Malay
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bu.ŋa/

### Noun

bunga
* flower
* interest (finance)

## Cebuano
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbuŋa/ [ˈbu.ŋɐ]
* Hyphenation: bu‧nga

### Noun

búnga (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜅ)
* (botany) a fruit (especially in the context of its parent tree/plant)
    Synonym: prutas
* (by extension) a nut
* a yield; a product; the quantity of something produced
* an end result, effect, or consequence; advantageous or disadvantageous result
* an offspring
* the areca palm (Areca catechu); a species of palm which grows in much of the tropical Pacific, Asia, and parts of east Africa
* 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
* fruit

## Higaonon
### Noun

bunga
* fruit

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpuŋka/
* Rhymes: -uŋka

### Noun

bunga f (genitive singular bungu, nominative plural bungur)
* bulge, protuberance, elevation

#### Declension
## Indonesian
### Alternative forms

* boenga (1901–1947)

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈbuŋa/ [ˈbu.ŋa]
* Rhymes: -uŋa
* Syllabification: bu‧nga

### Etymology 1

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”).

#### Noun

bunga (plural bunga-bunga)
* flower:
** (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
** a plant that bears flowers, especially a plant that is small and lacks wood
* (figurative) beauty:
** something that is particularly good or pleasing
** someone who is beautiful
* (figurative) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    bunga berita ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* flowery pattern or design

##### Derived terms

* bebungaan (England)
* berbunga (England)
* berbunga-bunga (England)
* bunga-bungaan (England)
* membunga (England)
* membunga-bungai (England)
* membungai (England)
* pembungaan (England)
* perbungaan (England)
* bunga berkas
* bunga betina
* bunga bongkol
* bunga cawan
* bunga jantan
* bunga lembing
* bunga majemuk
* bunga payung
* bunga piringan
* bunga sabit
* bunga sekrup
* bunga tandan
* bunga tangga
* bunga tongkol
* bunga untai
* bunga hidup
* bunga kasturi
* bunga kelentit
* bunga ketongkeng
* bunga kubur
* bunga landak
* bunga lau
* bunga lawang
* bunga manila
* bunga matahari
* bunga pagoda
* bunga rampai
* bunga raya
* bunga sawer
* bunga sepatu
* bunga serunai
* bunga siam
* bunga tahi kotok
* bunga tali-tali
* bunga tasbih
* bunga tebu
* bunga telang
* bunga teleng
* bunga teluki
* bunga tongkeng
* bunga desa
* bunga angin
* bunga api
* bunga badam
* bunga ban
* bunga barah
* bunga bibir
* bunga buatan
* bunga campak
* bunga delima
* bunga dipersunting
* bunga hati
* bunga karang
* bunga kehidupan
* bunga kertas
* bunga kol
* bunga konde
* bunga kuku
* bunga kundai
* bunga kusta
* bunga latar
* bunga mas
* bunga mulut
* bunga pasang
* bunga pasir
* bunga puru
* bunga sanggul
* bunga sisir
* bunga tanah
* bunga tidur
* bunga pamor
* batang bunga
* gagang bunga
* kelopak bunga
* mahkota bunga
* mangkuk bunga
* tangkai bunga
* tenda bunga

### Etymology 2

Unknown
* 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”).
* Semantic loan from Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos, “interest”, literally “childbirth, parturition; offspring”).

#### Noun

bunga (plural bunga-bunga)
* (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

##### Derived terms

* berbunga
* membunga
* membungakan
* memperbungakan
* bunga akrual
* bunga berbunga
* bunga biasa
* bunga cedera janji
* bunga eksak
* bunga jangka pendek
* bunga kayu
* bunga kotor
* bunga kuartalan
* bunga kupon
* bunga lazim
* bunga lindung pajak
* bunga majemuk
* bunga masa konstruksi
* bunga mengambang
* bunga nol persen
* bunga nominal
* bunga normal
* bunga obligasi tangguhan
* bunga obligasi tundaan
* bunga pascapetisi
* bunga prabayar
* bunga sederhana
* bunga semesteran
* bunga tahunan
* bunga takpasti
* bunga tanah
* bunga terdiskonto
* bunga terhutang
* bunga tersirat
* bunga tetap
* bunga tunggal
* suku bunga

### Etymology 3

Semantic loan from Chinese 英 (“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.

#### Noun

bunga (plural bunga-bunga)
* (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 of Indonesia, 2016.
* Bunbunan E. J. Hutampea, Soemarso S. R., Jan Hoesada, Indriani Eko Yulianto, Meity Taqdir Qodratillah, T. B. Gultom (1993) Kamus Keuangan [Dictionary of Finance] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 8: “bunga”

## Japanese
### Romanization

bunga
* Rōmaji transcription of ぶんが

## Kankanaey
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Kankanaey) IPA: /ˈbuŋa/ [ˈbuː.ŋʌ]
* Rhymes: -uŋa
* Syllabification: bu‧nga

### Noun

búnga
* young pine tree, sapling
* (used only in tales) man

### References

* Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “búnga”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎, Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 104

## Limos Kalinga
### Etymology

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

### Noun

bunga
* fruit

## Lubuagan Kalinga
### Etymology

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

### Noun

bunga
* fruit

## Malay
### 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: /ˈbuŋə/ [ˈbu.ŋə]
* Audio (Malaysia, Johor-Selangor):(file)
* (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /ˈbuŋa/ [ˈbu.ŋa]
* Rhymes: -uŋə, -ŋə, -ə
* Rhymes: -a
* Hyphenation: bu‧nga

#### Noun

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

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈbuŋa/ [ˈbuː.ŋɐ]
* Rhymes: -uŋa
* Syllabification: bu‧nga

### Noun

bunga (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜅ)
* (botany) fruit
    Synonyms: prutas, bungangkahoy
* (figurative) result; effect; consequence
    Synonyms: resulta, epekto, kinalabsan, labas
    Antonym: sanhi
* (figurative) profit; fruit; gain
    Synonyms: pala, tamo, pakinabang, kapakinabangan
* areca palm (Areca catechu)
* 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
* himunga
* 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

### Anagrams

* buang, Bunag

## Tausug
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA: /buŋa/ [bʊˈŋɑ]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: bu‧nga

### Noun

bunga (Sulat Sūg spelling بُڠَ)
* fruit