bubog-ulan

Tagalog

Etymology

From bubog (“shard; crystal”) +‎ ulan (“rain”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌbuboɡ ʔuˈlan/ [ˌbuː.boɡ ʔʊˈlan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: bu‧bog-u‧lan

Noun

bubog-ulán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜂᜎᜈ᜔) (meteorology)

1. hail (balls of ice)

Further reading

• “bubog-ulan” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021