butlig

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• buklig

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butəliʀ (“wart; cyst; non-purulent skin eruption”). Compare butig.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /butˈliɡ/ [bʊt̪ˈl̪iɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -iɡ
• Syllabification: but‧lig

Noun

butlíg (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆ᜔ᜎᜒᜄ᜔)

1. (medicine) wen; small cyst; small growth on the skin

Derived terms

• butlig-butlig
• magkabutlig

 

See also

• butig
• butol
• kulugo
• ligata

 

Further reading

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