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bungkus

Pronunciation: /ˈbuŋkos/

“bungkus” is a Malay word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. wrap, wrapper: paper or sheeting wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it.

classifier

  1. counter for wrapped or packaged objects

verb

  1. to wrap
  2. to take away, to pack food so it can be consumed elsewhere, to tapao
  3. to nab, to apprehend
  4. to seize (of property, by the police)
  5. to cancel (of a program etc.)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋkus.

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