bunto

bunto

1. curse; evil spell

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

buntó

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

   Synonyms: presyon, diin

3. (obsolete) act of throwing at something with force
4. (obsolete) fall from where one is standing or from a building due to dizziness
5. (obsolete) weak splash of a wave
6. (obsolete) strong but intermittent blows of air
7. (obsolete) act of entrusting to fate (of competitors)
8. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (linguistics, phonetics) stress or accent of a syllable;

   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.