bunso

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog bunso, from earlier bungso, an early borrowing from Malay bongsu (“lastborn”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋsu.

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /bʊnˈsoʔ/

Noun

bunso (uncountable)

1. (Philippines) The youngest child in a family.
   • 1986, The Philippine Journal of Education, volume 65, page 136:

     The bunso is of course not allowed to smoke. The son who came before Manuel drinks San Miguel beer.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bongso, bonso — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• bungso — obsolete

Etymology

From earlier bungso, an early borrowing from Malay bongsu (“lastborn”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋsu. Compare Kapampangan bunsu and Remontado Agta bussu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bunˈsoʔ/ [bʊn̪ˈsoʔ], /bunˈso/ [bʊn̪ˈso]
• Rhymes: -oʔ, -o
• Syllabification: bun‧so

Adjective

bunsô or bunsó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. lastborn; youngest (of a child in a family, by extension, of any group)

Derived terms

• bunsong anak
• bunsong gata

Noun

bunsô or bunsó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. lastborn child; youngest child (in a family, by extension, of any group)
2. (endearing) appellation for the youngest child in a family, by extension, of any group

Coordinate terms

• panganay

Further reading

• “bunso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• “bunso”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.

Anagrams

• buson