bugtong

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bug(ə)tuŋ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buɡˈtoŋ/
  • Hyphenation: bug‧tong

Adjective

bugtóng (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔) (formal)

  1. sole, lone
    Synonym: solo
  2. only
    Synonym: uniko

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bug(ə)tuŋ.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bug‧tong
  • IPA(key): /ˈbuɡtoŋ/

Adjective

bugtong

  1. sole; lone

Noun

bugtong

  1. an only child
  2. the grey nicker (Guilandina bonduc, syn. Caesalpinia bonduc)

Quotations

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Dupaningan Agta

Noun

bugtong

  1. only child

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

bugtóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. riddle
    Synonyms: palaisipan, pahulaan, patuoran
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *buʀ(ə)túŋ, *bug(ə)tuŋ.

Adjective

bugtóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. sole; lone
    Synonyms: tangi, nag-iisa, kaisa-isa
  2. unique
    Synonyms: bukod-tangi, nag-iisa, tangi
Derived terms

Further reading

  • bugtong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*buR(e)tuŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bug(e)tuŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI