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Tagalog
Etymology
Compare Malay bumbung, Indonesian bumbung.
Pronunciation
Noun
bumbóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜅ᜔)
- cylindrical container (especially those made of bamboo)
- (neologism) cylinder
- Synonym: silindro
- Alternative form of bungbong
Derived terms
References
- del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL