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Tagalog
Etymology
From buka (“open”) + -ng- + bibig (“mouth”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bukáng-bibíg (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜅ᜔ᜊᜒᜊᜒᜄ᜔)
- frequently uttered word or phrase; favorite expression
- Synonyms: sambit-sambit, wikain, sabihin, kasabihan, kawikaan, lamang-dila
- cliché; platitude
- (archaic) gossip; idle talk
- Synonyms: sabi-sabi, tsismis
Derived terms
References
- “bukang-bibig” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “bukang-bibig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier