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bunna

Bingham

bun/na

n. a young coconut leaf when used in sorcery.

Sabatier

bunna

syn. warai.
n. good luckk, fortune, prosperity.

bunna1

n. 1. neck charm of bark of kanawa or kakoko.
n. 2. magic belt for pregnant woman (ancient custom).
vt. bunnia: immunize, to protect against evil spell or sorcery, to impose the punna.

Topics: Coconut, The body, Spirits, myth and belief