budang

Alangan

Noun

budang

1. child

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bung — contraction
• dang — clipping

Etymology

Commonly believed to be from univerbation of ubod +‎ ng. Compare bang and dang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈdaŋ/ [bʊˈd̪aŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: bu‧dang

Adjective

budáng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇᜅ᜔) (Nueva Ecija, Cavite)

1. forms absolute superlative forms of adjectives

   Synonyms: ang, napaka-, (dialectal) ka, (Rizal) bang, (Cavite) dang

   Budang laki ng putong hinanda!

   The prepared puto is very huge!

Usage notes

• The word is chiefly used in Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija. The use of ang and ka- is more common in other parts of Nueva Ecija.

Yagara

Noun

budang

1. mother

References

• State Library of Queensland, Indigenous Language Wordlists Yugara Everyday Words.