bukid

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Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *bukij.

Noun

bukid

  1. mountain

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bukij.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbukid/
  • Hyphenation: bu‧kid

Noun

búkid (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. (Naga) mountain
    Synonym: bulod

Derived terms

See also

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *bukij (cf. Bikol Central bukid, Indonesian bukit, Malay bukit, Tagalog bukid).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbukid/
  • Hyphenation: bu‧kid

Noun

bukid (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. mountain
    Naa siya sa bukid. ― She is on the mountain.
  2. countryside; rural area
  3. hometown
  4. (figurative) difficult task

Usage notes

This word is part of Cebuano and Tagalog false friends.

Derived terms

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Austronesian *bukij (compare Fijian buke (“hill”), Indonesian bukit (“hill”), Malay bukit (“hill”), Maori puke (“hill”), Waray-Waray bukid).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbukid/
  • Hyphenation: bu‧kid

Noun

bukid

  1. mountain
  2. hill
    Synonym: bakolod

Kinaray-a

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *bukij.

Pronunciation

Noun

bukid

  1. hill
  2. mountain

Ngaju

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *bukij.

Noun

bukid

  1. mountain

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *bukij (“mountain”). Compare Pangasinan bokig, Cebuano bukid, Malay bukit, and Javanese ꦮꦸꦏꦶꦂ (wukir).

Pronunciation

Noun

bukid (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. (agriculture) farm; field under cultivation
    Synonyms: sakahan, taniman, linang, (Bataan) hulo
  2. countryside; rural area
  3. one's hometown

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Austronesian *bukij (compare Fijian buke (“hill”), Hiligaynon bukid, Indonesian bukit (“hill”), Malay bukit (“hill”), Maori puke (“hill”)).

Noun

bukid

  1. mountain
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