bungisngis

Masbatenyo

Noun

bungisngis

1. giant (supernatural being with a wide grin and laughs boisterously)

Tagalog

FWOTD – 27 April 2024

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buŋisˈŋis/ [bʊ.ŋɪsˈŋis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: bu‧ngis‧ngis

Noun

bungisngís (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜅᜒᜐ᜔ᜅᜒᜐ᜔)

1. giggle (especially with teeth showing)

   Synonym: ngisi

   • 2008 April 9, “Strada or Navarra”, in tsikot.com‎^[1], archived from the original on March 31, 2024:

     Sorry talaga, bungisngis lang talaga ako.

     I'm very sorry, I was just giggling.

2. giggler; someone who habitually giggles

Derived terms

• bumungisngis
• bungisngisan
• ikabungisngis
• pagbungisngis

 

See also

• bangis

 

Adjective

bungisngís (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜅᜒᜐ᜔ᜅᜒᜐ᜔)

1. giggling with teeth showing

   Synonym: gukyok

Further reading

• “bungisngis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018