bunto

Lindu

Noun

bunto

1. curse; evil spell

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bunˈto/, [bʊnˈto]
• Hyphenation: bun‧to

Noun

buntó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. act of venting out a strong emotion
2. pressure

   Synonyms: presyon, diin

3. (linguistics, phonetics) stress or accent of a syllable (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

   Synonym: diin

   • 2003, Makabagong Balarilang Filipino' 2003 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 97:

     Isa pa, ayon kay LKS, nasa huling pantig diumano ang diin o “bunto" ng bigkas sa mga salitang mabilis.

     Additionally, according to LKS, the stress or accent of mabilis words are on the last syllable.

4. (obsolete) act of throwing at something with force
5. (obsolete) fall from where one is standing or from a building due to dizziness
6. (obsolete) weak splash of a wave
7. (obsolete) strong but intermittent blows of air
8. (obsolete) act of entrusting to fate (of competitors)

Derived terms

• bunto ng hangin
• bunto-bunto
• ibunto
• kabuntuhan
• pabunto
• pagbubunto
• pagbunto
• pagbuntuhan