bugtong

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Bikol Central

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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bugtóng (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔) (formal)

  1. sole, lone
    Synonym: solo
  2. only
    Synonym: uniko

Cebuano

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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bugtong

  1. sole; lone

Noun

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bugtong

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

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:bugtong.

Dupaningan Agta

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Noun

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bugtong

  1. only child

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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bugtóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. riddle
    Synonyms: palaisipan, pahulaan, patuoran
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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

Adjective

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bugtóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. sole; lone
    Synonyms: tangi, nag-iisa, kaisa-isa
  2. unique
    Synonyms: bukod-tangi, nag-iisa, tangi
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Further reading

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  • 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