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buno

Pronunciation: /buˈnoʔ/

“buno” is a Tagalog word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. scuffle; tussle; grapple
  2. wrestling

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bunuq (“to throw at, hit”), from Proto-Austronesian *buNuq. Cognate to Malay bunuh (“to kill”).

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