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Aklanon
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək.
Noun
buhok
- hair (on head)
Asi
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.
Noun
buhók
- (anatomy) hair
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈhok/
- IPA(key): /buˈʔok/ (h-dropping)
- Hyphenation: bu‧hok
Noun
buhók (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜃ᜔)
- hair
Magayon an buhok kaiyan na babayi.- That girl has beautiful hair.
Derived terms
Capiznon
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.
Noun
buhok
- hair
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧hok
- IPA(key): /buˈhok/
Noun
buhók
- hair
Derived terms
Hiligaynon
Noun
buhók
- Alternative spelling of bohók
Masbatenyo
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.
Noun
buhók
- hair
Northern Catanduanes Bicolano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.
Noun
buhók
- hair
Southern Catanduanes Bicolano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.
Noun
buhók
- hair
Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, metathesis from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS. Cognate with Bikol Central buhok, Hiligaynon buhok, Cebuano buhok, Waray-Waray buhok, Kapampangan buak, Pangasinan buek, Ivatan vuk, Ilocano buuk, Maranao bok, and Maguindanao buk.
Pronunciation
Noun
buhók (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜃ᜔)
- hair
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “buhok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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