bugbog

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bugbug. Compare Kapampangan bugbug and Hiligaynon bulbog.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bugbóg (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜊᜓᜄ᜔)

  1. beating; repeated strong blows; pounding; clubbing (by someone)
    Synonyms: hambalos, asod, aldabis, bambu, dakdak
  2. wallop; hard blow (by someone)
    Synonym: gulpi
  3. injury caused by repeated strong blows (by someone)

Derived terms

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Adjective

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bugbóg (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜊᜓᜄ᜔)

  1. bruised; badly bruised (from a beating)

Further reading

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