pungus Variant. punges verb Sense 1 English. Has a lot of s.t. small affecting it, as insects on an animal. Example sentence: Subanen. Su mangga' dia gupid balay nami, mpungus legala sa' gebii. English. The mango tree there beside our house is full of fireflies at night. Example sentence: Subanen. Kali'u penuluk, mipungesu musing. English. When I gathered unburned swidden to burn, I got covered with charcoal dust. Sense 2 English. Wraps s.t. around s.t. to tie it as the top of a cloth sack. Example sentence: Subanen. Su palay, isen mu di saku kiin, dayun mu pungusay. English. Put the rice in that sack, then tie it up. Synonym. putus