búnug n general name given to small, somewhat slender-bodied fishes with extensive dorsal and ventral spines and tail fins in one piece: gudgeons and gobies. bunugbúnug n general name for snakeheads.
bun-ug1 n 1 bruise. 2 expenses, loss of money (slang). Pilay bun-ug nímu sa bangka gabíi? How much did you spend when you treated us? a 1 bruised. 2 for a woman’s chastity to be ruined. 3 s.t. which has been repeated till it bores. Bun-ug nga áwit, A tired tune. 4 misused, over-used. Bun-ug nga pláka, A worn-out record. Bun-ug na ang bátà sa hináwuk, The baby was smothered with kisses. v [A; a1b2] 1 inflict bruises on. Ayaw bun-úga ang kamátis, Don’t bruise the tomatoes. 2 ruin a girl’s chastity. Gibun-ug níya ang dalága únà bulagi, He robbed the girl of her chastity before he left her. 3 cause s.o. to spend a large amount (slang). Gibun-ug aku nílag dakù, They made me spend a heck of a lot. 4 [B126] over-use, misuse. Dílì giyud undángag gámit ang makinilya hangtud dílì mabun-ug, He won’t stop using the typewriter until it gets completely broken. 5 — ang hilánat v [B12; a12] for fever to recur a number of times after partial recovery. Mabun-ug ang hilánat nga dílì idiskansu, If you do not rest, your fever will recur. 6 — ang tulug v [B12; a12] for one’s sleep to get interrupted a number of times. Nabun-ug ang ákung tulug sa paghilakhílak sa bátà kagabíi, My sleep was interrupted last night because the baby kept crying. maN-r- n one who inflicts bruises.
bun-ug2 = [bul-ug].
búnuk v [B; b2] for rain to fall in torrents. n the torrential falling of the rain.
búnul v [A; a] 1 bruise s.t. Ayaw bunúla ang kamátis, Don’t bruise the tomatoes. Nabúnul na ang íyang láwas, His body is badly bruised. 2 make soil, clay, firm and compact. Nabúnul na ang daruhan nga inyung giagían kanúnay, The field you keep walking over has become hard. (→) n infected subcutaneous injury due to a blow. v 1 [B26] for a bruise to become infected. Nabunul ang ákung bun-ug, My bruise turned into a boil. 2 [a4b4] get an infected bruise. Gibunul (gibunulan) ákung pálad, The palm of my hand got an infected bruise.
bunulun a for draft animals to be sluggish. Bunulun kaáyu ning kabáwa nga idáru, This carabao is too sluggish to use for plowing. v [B12; b6] be, become sluggish.
búnus1 v [A; a12] tie fibers end to end to form a continuous strand. Bunúsun sà nímu ang abaka parabir hablúnun, Tie the abaca fibers into long strands before weaving it. -an(→) n a shallow woven tray or basket where the strands, joined end to end are kept coiled before weaving.
búnus2 n bonus. v 1 [A; b] give a bonus. 2 [A12] get a bonus.
búnus3 = [balúnus].
bunut n coconut husk and shell. Nusnúsig bunut ang salug, Scrub the floor with a coconut husk. v 1 [A; b6(1)] husk a coconut. 2 [A; b] scrub the floor with a coconut husk. Bunuti ang salug, Scrub the floor with a coconut husk. 3 [A; b] punish or maul one severely. Ílang gibuntan ang kawatan, They mauled the thief (lit. husked him).