English edit

Etymology edit

From Tagalog buntál.[1]

Noun edit

buntal (usually uncountable, plural buntals)

  1. A fibre obtained from palms of the genus Corypha.

References edit

  1. ^ buntal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Malay edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayic *buntal, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buntal.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

buntal (Jawi spelling بونتل)

  1. blowfish (fish)