buhawing-dagat

Tagalog

Etymology

From buhawi (“tornado; cyclone”) +‎ -ng- +‎ dagat (“sea”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˌhawiŋ ˈdaɡat/ [bʊˌhaː.wɪn̪ ˈd̪aː.ɣɐt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -aɡat
• Syllabification: bu‧ha‧wing-da‧gat

Noun

buhawing-dagat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜏᜒᜅ᜔ᜇᜄᜆ᜔)

1. waterspout

Further reading

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