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Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhaŋin (“sandbank, sand spit, shoal”). Possibly composed of *bu (“dust”) (c.f. abo and abok) + hangin (“wind”). Compare Sambali boyangin, Kapampangan buangin, Remontado Agta tabuhangin, and Tausug buhangin. See also Malay pasir bungin.
Pronunciation
Noun
buhangin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜅᜒᜈ᜔)
- sand
Derived terms
Further reading
- “buhangin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 71: “Arena) Buhang̃in (pp) de mar o rio”
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 135
Tausug
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /buhaŋin/
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: bu‧ha‧ngin
Noun
buhangin (Sulat Sūg spelling بُهَڠِنْ)
- sand
Derived terms