bukong-bukong

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

bukungbukong

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: bu‧kong-bu‧kong
IPA^(key): /ˌbukoŋ ˈbukoŋ/, [ˌbu.xom ˈbu.xoŋ]

Noun edit

bukong-bukong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜓᜅ᜔ᜊᜓᜃᜓᜅ᜔)

(anatomy) ankle
Synonyms: buol, (western Marinduque) buko-buko

Derived terms edit

bukong-bukungan

See also edit

buko

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