to approach in a roundabout way, viz the subject of a girl's marriage, to her parents.
buncang, mbuncang to blow away;
kebuncang to get blown.
bunci a certain card in the game of pei.
buncik flesh wound;
bunciken wounded.
buncis green beans (also boncis).
buncit 1 youngest member of the family; 2 the last to be eliminated, e.g. in a competition.
buncrit or buncriten stunted in growth; emaciated.
buncur lump on the head caused by a blow.
bunder 1 round; spherical; 2 firm(ly determined); - kepleng or - memet perfectly round;
mbunderi 1 to make s.t. round; to shape into rounds; 2 to circle;
bunderan 1 circle; 2 roundabout.
bundhas or babak bundhas black and blue. See also babak.
bundhat to clear up (problems, debt etc). See also pundhat.
bundhel 1 or mbundhel having a knot in it (string, rope, cat's tail etc); 2 linked in mating position in mid-air (of dragonflies etc); 3 or bebundhel revered village elder; 4 close, intimate; 5 reg a batch of 1,000 (e.g. corn ears, tobacco cuttings);
mbundheli 1 to tie a knot in s.t.; 2 to bear in mind; 3 to knot (valuables) into the corner of a handkerchief;
bundhelan or bebundhelan 1 a tied knot; 2 money, valuables, wisdom etc kept safe; 3 appointment, promise.
bundhet or mbundhet or mbundheti tangled, snarled.
bundhu stupid, narrow-minded.
bunek 1 to feel cramped, claustrophobic; 2 to feel oppressed.
bunel depressed, bewildered, at a loss.
bunèn place in a ricefield for sun-drying rice plants.
bung stalk, shoot, tall blade;
ngebung 1 resembling a tall stalk; 2 to put out a shoot.
bungah ng, bingah kr, rena fe.i., happy, glad;
mbungahi to gloat; to rejoice unjustifiably;
mbungahake or mbebungah to make happy; to cheer s.o. up;
mbungah-mbungahaké to force o.s. to be happy.
bungas last part, end.
bungbang var of wungwang.
bungeng I reg hollow; having a hollow place in it.
II reg in a quandary.
bungis pig or boar's snout;
mbungis to cut the lips off (punishment for lying).
bungkah I base, lowest part; foot (of a mountain).
II a cut-off stump plus its roots, (var of brungkah).
III mbungkah to cease one's fasting or avoidance of a certain food (var of brungkah).
bungkak I roof peak of a traditional Javanese house (joglo).
II happy, glad (var of bungah).
III (of voice) not clear.
bungkang a cockroach-like insect that walks backwards (var of bongkang).
bungkar, mbungkar 1 to unload (things) from a vehicle or ship; 2 to dismantle, pull apart (engine, house) Also bongkar.
bungkem to remain silent, keep the mouth closed;
mbungkem to gag, silence; to prevent s.o. from speaking (by bribery).
bungker 1 not quite right in the head; 2 to shrivel; to remain stunted.
bungkik stunted in growth.
bungkil 1 remains of peanuts or copra after the oil has been pressed out; 2 lower end of a bamboo stalk or banana-tree trunk.
bungkrah reg pulled down (building); pulled up (plants).
bungkrèk I var of bungkil.
II sort of skin disease.
bungkuk crooked, bent (over), humped;
mbungkuk to bend;
mbungkukakè to bend the back; to bow.
bungkul knob, knob-like object;
bawang sebungkul a clump of garlic (see also bawang);
bungkulan knobby shape, knobby part.
bungkus 1 wrapped packet; wrapping material; 2 (born) with a caul covering the head;
mbungkus to wrap;
mbungkusi to wrap up repeatedly;
mbungkusaké to wrap s.t. for s.o.;
bungkusan 1 a wrapped packet; 2 (food) cooked in a leaf wrapping;
pambungkus act or way of wrapping. See also wungkus.
bunglon 1 chameleon; 2 vacillator; 3 fig opportunist;
mbunglon changeable, opportunistic; to vacillate, shilly-shally.
bungsu last-born, youngest child in a family.
bungur 1 a certain timber tree, also its flower; 2 (of livestock) part of the nose through which the ring is passed.
buntak a certain fish.
buntal floral decoration worn by bridegrooms;
mbuntal to make (flowers, leaves) into decorative pieces.
buntar 1 lower end of a spear handle; 2 far end of an irrigation ditch;
mbuntar to prod with a spear handle.
buntas I 1 last part, end; 2 finished (of study).
II loud (var of bantas).
buntek short and thick (of cylindrical objects).
buntel wrapping (paper, cloth etc);
mbuntel or mbunteli to wrap s.t.;
mbuntelaké to wrap for s.o.;
buntelan s.t. wrapped; parcel, package;
buntel kadut ora nginang ora udut prov very poor and miserable.
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