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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)
- sole, lone
- Synonym: solo
- only
- Synonym: uniko
Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bug(ə)tuŋ.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bug‧tong
- IPA(key): /ˈbuɡtoŋ/
Adjective
bugtong
- sole; lone
Noun
bugtong
- an only child
- the grey nicker (Guilandina bonduc, syn. Caesalpinia bonduc)
Quotations
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Dupaningan Agta
Noun
bugtong
- only child
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
bugtóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)
- riddle
- Synonyms: palaisipan, pahulaan, patuoran
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Philippine *buʀ(ə)túŋ, *bug(ə)tuŋ.
Adjective
bugtóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)
- sole; lone
- Synonyms: tangi, nag-iisa, kaisa-isa
- 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