bubong
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubuŋ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bubóng
Derived terms edit
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubuŋ. Compare Malay bumbung.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bubóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜅ᜔)
- roof (especially the ridge)
- act of roofing (a house, etc.)
- Synonym: pagbububong
- (anatomy, obsolete, by extension) eyelid
- Synonym: talukap
- (anatomy, obsolete, by extension) instep
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See also edit
References edit
- “bubong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018