bunso

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bongso — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• bungso — obsolete

Etymology

From earlier bungso, a pre-historical borrowing from Malay bongsu (“lastborn”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋsu. Compare Kapampangan bunsu and Remontado Agta bussu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bunˈsoʔ/, [bʊnˈsoʔ]

• IPA^(key): /bunˈso/, [bʊnˈso]

• (obsolete) IPA^(key): /buŋˈso/, [bʊnˈso]

• (obsolete) IPA^(key): /buŋˈsoʔ/, [bʊnˈsoʔ]
• Hyphenation: bun‧so

Adjective

bunsô or bunsó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. lastborn; youngest (of a child in a family)

Derived terms

• bunsong anak
• bunsong gata

 

Noun

bunsô or bunsó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. lastborn child; youngest child (in a family)
2. (endearing) appellation for the youngest child in a family

Coordinate terms

• panganay

Further reading

• “bunso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “bunso”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024