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Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *bəŋkung, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəŋkung (“bent; curved; arched”). Compare Kapampangan bukungbukung.
Pronunciation
Noun
bukong-bukong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜓᜅ᜔ᜊᜓᜃᜓᜅ᜔)
- (anatomy) ankle
- Synonyms: buol, (western Marinduque) buko-buko
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