bungkos

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋkus.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bung‧kos
• IPA^(key): /buŋˈkos/, [buŋˈkos]

Noun

bungkós

1. a bundle, things tied together

   Synonym: tungkos

Derived terms

• bungkoson
• magbungkos

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bongcos — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋkus (cf. Malay bungkus, Bikol Central bungkos), from *-kus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buŋˈkos/ [bʊŋˈkos]
• Rhymes: -os
• Syllabification: bung‧kos

Noun

bungkós (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜐ᜔)

1. bundle; package (especially those wrapped in cloth)

   Synonyms: balot, balutan

2. act of tying together in a bundle

   Synonyms: bigkis, pagbibigkis, tali, pagtatali

3. act of wrapping with a piece of cloth (by tying the corners together)

Derived terms

• bungkusan
• bungkusin
• magbungkos

 

Related terms

• balutan
• bigkis
• pugong
• tungkos

 

Adjective

bungkós (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜐ᜔)

1. tied together (in a bundle)
2. wrapped with a piece of cloth