bunga-bunga

Makasar

Etymology

Reduplication of bunga (“flower”).

Noun

bunga-bunga (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨂᨅᨘᨂ or 𑻤𑻴𑻢𑻤𑻴𑻢, definite bunga-bungaya)

  1. little flower
  2. (figurative) a young girl kept in the house
  3. the first indication or sign that something is going to happen
  4. (botany) a type of timber

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Further reading

  • Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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