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bung

, n.

flower.

bung

a

bngal

a

kerrekar,

dellomel;

a

chelilai

a

bung.

bngak

n.poss.1s

bngam

n.poss.2s

your (singular) flower, green coconut sheath, etc.

bngal

n.poss.3s

bngmam

n.poss.1pe

bngad

n.poss.1pi

bngmiu

n.poss.2p

bngrir

n.poss.3p

bung

type of trepang (shaped like flower).

chad er a sers er a bung

expr.

florist.

See also:

OMUNG

Examples:

bocha

lemeched

rengum

melim

bodes

bngal

kerrekar.

> Whenever you get thirsty, you drink nectar from the flowers in the trees.

siasing

mle

lluches

chelsel

eim

bung.

> The picture was drawn in five minutes.

siasing

milluches

chelsel

eim

bung.

> The picture was drawn in five minutes.

ulemekeroul

bung

delak

sersel.

> My mother was growing flowers in her garden.

kerrekar

mla

medul

ngau

rechelel,

bngal

mosebek

eolt

cheroid.

> They will be like trees whose branches are burned by fire, whose blossoms are blown away by the wind.

More Examples:

lomrechorech

meduu

lmuut

mechirei

locha

teruich

eim

bung.

> When it starts boiling, let it boil for about 15 more minutes.

dorouakl

tekingel

Bung.

> They are laughing at what Bung said.

meliokl

meduu

okeuang

eim

bung.

> Cook the breadfruit for about 45 minutes.

Aki

ulturk

remad

bebil

bngal

chelilai.

> We asked and got okayed to pick some plumeria flowers.

bung

, n., [From Japanese]

minute.

Examples:

siasing

milluches

chelsel

eim

bung.

> The picture was drawn in five minutes.

bekebul

bung.

> It smells just like a flower.

siasing

mle

lluches

chelsel

eim

bung.

> The picture was drawn in five minutes.

ulemekeroul

bung

delak

sersel.

> My mother was growing flowers in her garden.

More Examples:

dorouakl

tekingel

Bung.

> They are laughing at what Bung said.

lomrechorech

meduu

lmuut

mechirei

locha

teruich

eim

bung.

> When it starts boiling, let it boil for about 15 more minutes.

meliokl

meduu

okeuang

eim

bung.

> Cook the breadfruit for about 45 minutes.

bung

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green coconut sheath protecting developing coconuts (later becomes chesechosu).

Examples:

ulemekeroul

bung

delak

sersel.

> My mother was growing flowers in her garden.

bekebul

bung.

> It smells just like a flower.

siasing

mle

lluches

chelsel

eim

bung.

> The picture was drawn in five minutes.

siasing

milluches

chelsel

eim

bung.

> The picture was drawn in five minutes.

More Examples:

dorouakl

tekingel

Bung.

> They are laughing at what Bung said.

lomrechorech

meduu

lmuut

mechirei

locha

teruich

eim

bung.

> When it starts boiling, let it boil for about 15 more minutes.

meliokl

meduu

okeuang

eim

bung.

> Cook the breadfruit for about 45 minutes.

kelau

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Geiger tree.

kelau

a

ta

er

a

bedengel

a

kerrekar.

bung el kelau

expr.

type of flower from the Geiger tree.

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