bungsu

Acehnese

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay bungsu.

Adjective

bungsu

1. lastborn (born last in a family)

Iban

Etymology

From Malay bongsu.

Adjective

bungsu

1. lastborn (born last in a family)

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• boengsoe (pre-1947)

Etymology

From Malay bungsu (Standard bongsu), from Classical Malay bungsu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buŋsu/
• Rhymes: -uŋsu, -su, -u

Noun

bungsu (first-person possessive bungsuku, second-person possessive bungsumu, third-person possessive bungsunya)

1. youngest, lastborn (born last in a family)

   Synonym: ragil

Further reading

• “bungsu” 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.

Malay

Alternative forms

• bongsu
• بوڠسو

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boŋsu/
• Rhymes: -oŋsu, -su, -u

Adjective

bungsu

1. Obsolete form of bongsu.

Descendants

• Indonesian: bongsu
• → Acehnese: bungsu
• → Iban: bungsu