bulwag

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• boloag, bolouag, boluag — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• buluwag

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bulˈwaɡ/ [bʊlˈwaɡ]
• Rhymes: -aɡ
• Syllabification: bul‧wag

Adjective

bulwág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜏᜄ᜔)

1. wide open or uncovered (as space between buildings, etc.)

   Synonyms: buyangyang, bukaskas

Derived terms

• bulwagan
• bulwagang pambangkete
• bulwagang-sayawan
• bulwagin
• mabulwagan

 

Noun

bulwág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜏᜄ᜔)

1. wide open space

   Synonyms: waag, kabulusan, tahaw, luwag

2. sudden or unexpected coming out (from an opening or entrance)
3. (obsolete) demolition of a building or structure
4. (obsolete) Alternative form of bulwak

Derived terms

• mabulwag
• magbulwag

 

Further reading

• “bulwag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[2] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 134: “Caerſe) Bolvag (pc) edifiçio por ruyna”
  • page 226: “Derriuar) Bolvag (pc) deſtruyendo”
  • page 543: “Salir) Bolvag (pc) el q̃ eſtatua eſcondido”