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bangun.

to awake; to wake up

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbaŋun/
  1. to awake; to wake up to become conscious after having slept

    intransitive
  2. to awake; to wake up to come out of a state of inaction or dormancy

    figuratively · intransitive
  3. to get up to rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day

    intransitive
  4. to get up to move from a lying or sitting position to a standing position; to stand up

    intransitive
  5. to rise (to swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light)

    intransitive
  6. to arise (to spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself)

    intransitive
  7. to become conscious

    intransitive
  8. to melt (to to be changed from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat)

    intransitive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay bangun, from Proto-Malayic *baŋun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋun, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋuN.

noun/ˈbaŋun/
  1. wergeld; blood money (money paid (as by a killer or the killer's clan) to the family of a person who has been killed)

    intransitive · obsolete
  2. a fine in the form of condolence money that must be given by a man to a married woman who has had sexual relations with him and this relationship results in the death of the woman's husband or results in divorce

    intransitive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay bangun, from Minangkabau or Musi.

noun/ˈbaŋun/
  1. shape (a graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface)

    intransitive · usually
  2. structure (a cohesive whole built up of distinct parts)

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Perhaps related to etymology 1.

verb/ˈbaŋun/
  1. to build to form (something) by combining materials or parts

    intransitive · transitive
  2. to build to develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process

    intransitive · transitive
  3. to build to increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to

    intransitive · transitive
  4. to build to establish a basis for (something)

    intransitive · transitive
Where this word comes from

Perhaps related to etymology 1.

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