bulubundukin

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Philippine *bulú(dj) (“mountain”) + bundok +‎ -in (see burol), or from a reduplication of bundok +‎ -in with the first syllable undergoing consonant shifts (compare reduplication in Bikol Central aro-aldaw).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bulubunˈdukin/ [bʊ.lʊ.bʊnˈdu.xɪn]
  • Rhymes: -ukin
  • Syllabification: bu‧lu‧bun‧du‧kin

Noun

bulubundukin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜓᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. mountain range
    Synonym: (obsolete) gulot

Adjective

bulubundukin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜓᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. mountainous; hilly
    Synonyms: bundukin, mabundok
  2. (figurative) wild; uncivil; coarse
    Synonym: mailap

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