bulsikot

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from a corruption of Spanish bolsicos, plural of bolsico, from bolso (“purse; bag; pouch”) + -ico (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bulˈsikot/ [bʊlˈsiː.xot]
• Rhymes: -ikot
• Syllabification: bul‧si‧kot

Noun

bulsikot (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜓᜆ᜔)

1. small bag, pouch, or case for storing money

Related terms

• bulsa
• bulsiko
• bulsilyo

 

References

• “bulsikot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018