puhag
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- pohag — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puhaʀ (“smoke out bees”). Compare Bikol Central puhag, Maranao powag, and Iban puar. Doublet of buhag.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˈpuhaɡ/ [ˈpu.hɐɡ] (noun)
- Rhymes: -uhaɡ
- IPA(key): /puˈhaɡ/ [pʊˈhaɡ] (adjective)
- Rhymes: -aɡ
- IPA(key): /ˈpuhaɡ/ [ˈpu.hɐɡ] (noun)
- Syllabification: pu‧hag
Noun
puhag (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜑᜄ᜔)
- castration
- Synonyms: kapon, pagkapon
- harvesting comb honey from the beehive
- Synonym: buhag
Derived terms
- ipamuhag
- mamuhag
- mamumuhag
- mapuhag
- pamuhagan
- puhagin
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