Tagalog edit

Etymology 1 edit

From baon (packed food or money for a trip) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

baunán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜂᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. lunchbox (container where lunch is packed and served)
    Synonym: (Cavite, Batangas) bugungan

Etymology 2 edit

From baon (burying) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /baʔuˈnan/ [bɐ.ʔʊˈnan] (verb)
    • IPA(key): /ˌbaˈʔunan/ [ˌbaˈʔu.nɐn], /baʔuˈnan/ [bɐ.ʔʊˈnan] (noun)
  • Syllabification: ba‧u‧nan

Verb edit

baunán (complete binaunan, progressive binabaunan, contemplative babaunan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜂᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. to bury something into; to use as a place of burial
    Synonym: pagbaunan
Conjugation edit

Noun edit

báúnan or baunán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜂᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. sepulcher; place of burial
    Synonym: pinagbaunan

Further reading edit

  • baunan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018