Usage Note
Bungo refers to the skull — the bony structure of the head. In everyday Tagalog it can colloquially refer to the head itself, similar to 'noggin' in English. It appears in expressions about intelligence or stubbornness, and in Halloween imagery given the Philippines' growing adoption of the holiday.
Examples
" Masakit ang bungo ko. "
Natural Translation
My head hurts.
Literal Translation
Painful the skull my.
" Makapal ang bungo ng taong ayaw makinig. "
Natural Translation
A person who refuses to listen has a thick skull.
Literal Translation
Thick the skull of-the person not-willing to-listen.
" Kahit ilang beses mo nang sabihin, hindi pa rin pumapasok sa bungo niya ang aralin. "
Natural Translation
No matter how many times you say it, the lesson still won't get into his head.
Literal Translation
Even how-many times you already say, not yet also entering in-the skull his the lesson.
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