buhok-mais

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• buhuk-mais — superseded, pre-2014

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *bukəS

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək

Tagalog buhok

Proto-Arawak *marikɨ

Taíno *mahisibor.

Spanish maízbor.

Tagalog mais

Tagalog buhok-mais

From buhok + mais.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˌhok maˈʔis/ [bʊˌhok̠ mɐˈʔɪs]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: bu‧hok-ma‧is

Noun

buhók-maís (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜃ᜔ᜋᜁᜐ᜔)

1. (botany) corn silk

Adjective

buhók-maís (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜃ᜔ᜋᜁᜐ᜔)

1. red-haired