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Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bugbug. Compare Kapampangan bugbug and Hiligaynon bulbog.
Pronunciation
Noun
bugbóg (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜊᜓᜄ᜔)
- beating; repeated strong blows; pounding; clubbing (by someone)
- Synonyms: hambalos, asod, aldabis, bambu, dakdak
- wallop; hard blow (by someone)
- Synonym: gulpi
- injury caused by repeated strong blows (by someone)
Derived terms
Adjective
bugbóg (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜊᜓᜄ᜔)
- bruised; badly bruised (from a beating)
Further reading
- “bugbog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bugbug”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI