bungi

See also: Bungi

Brunei Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate to Malay bunyi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buŋi/
  • Hyphenation: bu‧ngi

Noun

bungi

  1. (dialect, Kampong Ayer) sound (sensation perceived by the ear)

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧ngi
  • IPA(key): /buˈŋiʔ/ [bʊˈŋiʔ]

Noun

bungi

  1. (teratology) a cheiloschisis; a cleft lip; a harelip
  2. (teratology) a cleft palate
  3. an indentation; a notch

Adjective

bungi

  1. having a cleft lip
  2. having a cleft palate
  3. (of a blade, an edge) having indentations

Verb

bungi

  1. to be hit or injured in the mouth
  2. to cause an indentation to an edge or blade

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧ngi
  • IPA(key): /buˈŋiʔ/ [buˈŋiʔ]

Noun

bungî

  1. (teratology) harelip; cleft lip
    Synonym: pungit

Kongo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀ngɪ̀.

Noun

bungi

  1. fog

Maguindanao

Noun

bungi

  1. harelip

Adjective

bungi

  1. harelipped

Masbatenyo

Noun

bungî

  1. harelip

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *buŋiq. Compare Central Bikol bungi, Cebuano bungi, and Masbatenyo bungi.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈbuŋiʔ/ [ˈbuː.ŋɪʔ] (missing tooth; tooth gap; notch; harelip, noun)
      • Rhymes: -uŋiʔ
    • IPA(key): /buˈŋiʔ/ [bʊˈŋɪʔ] (with a missing tooth; notched; harelipped, adjective; person with a missing tooth, noun)
      • Rhymes: -iʔ
  • Syllabification: bu‧ngi

Noun

bungì (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜅᜒ)

  1. missing tooth; space left by a missing tooth
  2. jag; nick; dent; notch (of the edge of tools)
  3. (uncommon) harelip; cleft lip
    Synonyms: bingot, sungi

Derived terms

  • bungian
  • bungiin
  • mabungi
  • mabungian

Adjective

bungî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜅᜒ)

  1. with a missing tooth or teeth (of a person)
  2. jagged; nicked; dented; notched (of the edge of tools)
  3. (uncommon) harelipped; with a cleft lip
    Synonyms: bingot, sungi

Derived terms

  • pili nang pili, nakuha'y bungi

See also

Noun

bungî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜅᜒ)

  1. person with a missing tooth or teeth

Further reading

  • bungi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*buŋiq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI