bungkus

Indonesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊŋkʊs/
• Hyphenation: bung‧kus

Noun

bungkus (first-person possessive bungkusku, second-person possessive bungkusmu, third-person possessive bungkusnya)

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

Classifier

bungkus

1. counter for wrapped objects, pack, package, parcel

Verb

bungkus

1. to wrap
2. to pack (food) so it can be consumed elsewhere.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bungkus (meng-, transitive)
Root	bungkus
	Active	Involuntary / Perfective	Passive	Basic / Imperative	Jussive
Active	membungkus	terbungkus	dibungkus	bungkus	bungkuslah
Locative	membungkusi		dibungkusi	bungkusi	bungkusilah
Causative / Applicative1	membungkuskan		dibungkuskan	bungkuskan	bungkuskanlah
	Causative
Active
Locative
Causative / Applicative1
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Conjugation of bungkus (ber-, intransitive)
Root	bungkus
	Active	Involuntary / Perfective	Passive	Basic / Imperative	Jussive
Active	berbungkus	terbungkus	dibungkus	bungkus	bungkuslah
Locative
Causative / Applicative1	membungkuskan		dibungkuskan	bungkuskan	bungkuskanlah
	Causative
Active
Locative
Causative / Applicative1
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

• berbungkus
• bungkusan
• membungkus
• membungkusi
• membungkuskan
• pembungkus
• pembungkusan
• terbungkus

 

• bungkus bingkis
• bungkus gelembung

 

Further reading

• “bungkus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.