bugtong

See also: Bugtong

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bug(ə)tuŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buɡˈtoŋ/ [buɡˈtoŋ]
• Hyphenation: bug‧tong

Adjective

bugtóng (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔) (formal)

1. sole, lone

   Synonym: solo

2. only

   Synonym: uniko

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bug(ə)tuŋ.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bug‧tong
• IPA^(key): /ˈbuɡtoŋ/ [ˈbuɡ.t̪oŋ]

Adjective

bugtong

1. sole; lone

Noun

bugtong

1. an only child
2. the grey nicker (Guilandina bonduc, syn. Caesalpinia bonduc)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bugtong.

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

bugtong

1. only child

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bogtong — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buɡˈtoŋ/ [bʊɡˈt̪oŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: bug‧tong

Etymology 1

Noun

bugtóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

1. riddle

   Synonyms: palaisipan, pahulaan, patuoran

Derived terms

• bugtong-bugtong
• bugtungan
• ibugtong
• makipagbugtungan

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *buʀ(ə)túŋ, *bug(ə)tuŋ.

Adjective

bugtóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

1. sole; lone

   Synonyms: tangi, nag-iisa, kaisa-isa

2. unique

   Synonyms: bukod-tangi, nag-iisa, tangi

Derived terms

• bugtong na anak

Related terms

• Bugtong

Further reading

• “bugtong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*buR(e)tuŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bug(e)tuŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI