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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubuŋ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈboŋ/
- Hyphenation: bu‧bong
Noun
bubóng (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜅ᜔)
- roof
- Synonym: atop
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubuŋ. Compare Malay bumbung.
Pronunciation
Noun
bubóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜅ᜔)
- roof (especially the ridge)
- Synonyms: bubungan, ibubong
- act of roofing (a house, etc.)
- Synonym: pagbububong
- (anatomy, obsolete, by extension) eyelid
- Synonym: talukap
- (anatomy, obsolete, by extension) instep
Derived terms
See also
References
- “bubong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018