bungungau

Palauan

Etymology

From ngau (“fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buŋuˈŋaw/

Noun

bungungau

1. dark red, crimson

Verb

bungungau

1. (stative) to be crimson, dark red

Synonyms

• bekerkard (“red”)

See also

Colors in Palauan · bedengel, chiro (layout · text)

becheleleu	koi (?)	chedelekelek
bekerkard, rirch; bungungau	bibrurek, berorou; cheriich, bedengel a chutem	bibrurek, mellil, merir
bedengel a biib (?)	bedengel a biib, bedengel a chudel
mellemau	mellemau, bedengel a eanged	mellemau, bedengel a daob
ulalk	ulalk

References

• bungungau in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
• bungungau in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
• bungungau in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 30.