bukong-bukong

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • bukungbukong

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bəŋkung, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəŋkung (“bent; curved; arched”). Compare Kapampangan bukungbukung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbukoŋ ˈbukoŋ/, [ˌbu.xom ˈbu.xoŋ]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧kong-bu‧kong

Noun

bukong-bukong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜓᜅ᜔ᜊᜓᜃᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) ankle
    Synonyms: buol, (western Marinduque) buko-buko

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