it-bulaga

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bulaga. The first component it is onomatopoeic, possibly from the sound of doors creaking.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʔit bulaˈɡaʔ/, [ˌʔit bʊ.lɐˈɣaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: it-bu‧la‧ga

Noun

it-bulagâ (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆ᜔ᜊᜓᜎᜄ)

  1. (children's games) peekaboo
    Synonym: kumpa

Further reading
  • “it-bulaga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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