buhag

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puhaʀ (“smoke out bees”). Doublet of puhag.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbuhaɡ/, [ˈbu.hɐɡ]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧hag

Noun

buhag (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜄ᜔)

  1. swarming of bees
  2. taking out the honeycomb from a hive
    Synonym: puhag

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buˈhaɡ/, [bʊˈhaɡ]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧hag

Noun

buhág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜄ᜔)

  1. (physics, neologism) gas

References
  • “buhag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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