it-bulaga
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Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bulaga. The first component it is onomatopoeic, possibly from the sound of doors creaking.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔit bulaˈɡaʔ/ [ˌʔit bʊ.lɐˈɣaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: it-bu‧la‧ga
Noun
[edit]it-bulagâ (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆ᜔ᜊᜓᜎᜄ)
- (children's games) peekaboo
- Synonym: kumpa
Further reading
[edit]- “it-bulaga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018