bukong-bukong

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bukungbukong

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bəŋkung, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəŋkung (“bent; curved; arched”). Compare Kapampangan bukungbukung.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌbukoŋ ˈbukoŋ/ [ˌbuː.xom ˈbuː.xoŋ]
• Rhymes: -ukoŋ
• Syllabification: bu‧kong-bu‧kong

Noun

bukong-bukong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜓᜅ᜔ᜊᜓᜃᜓᜅ᜔)

1. (anatomy) ankle

   Synonyms: buol, (western Marinduque) buko-buko

Derived terms

• bukong-bukungan

See also

• buko