bungkas

Cebuano

Etymology

Compare bungkag.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bung‧kas

Verb

bungkas

  1. to unstitch; to take out stitches from

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbuŋkas/ [ˈbuŋ.kas]
  • Rhymes: -uŋkas
  • Syllabification: bung‧kas

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay bungkas.

Adjective

bungkas (comparative lebih bungkas, superlative paling bungkas)

  1. uprooted

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ngaju [Term?].

Verb

bungkas

  1. to rupture or explode due to pressure from within [since 2024]

Etymology 3

From Tenggalan

Noun

bungkas (plural bungkas-bungkas)

  1. boar tusk bead [since 2025]

Etymology 4

Inherited from Malay [Term?] (Kalimantan Malay).

Adjective

bungkas (comparative lebih bungkas, superlative paling bungkas)

  1. difficult to weave because it is too hard so the weave comes apart easily (about rattan) [since 2025]

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