puhag

Tagalog

Alternative forms

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
  • Syllabification: pu‧hag

Noun

puhag (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜑᜄ᜔)

  1. castration
    Synonyms: kapon, pagkapon
  2. harvesting comb honey from the beehive
    Synonym: buhag

Derived terms

  • ipamuhag
  • mamuhag
  • mamumuhag
  • mapuhag
  • pamuhagan
  • puhagin

Adjective

puhág (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜑᜄ᜔)

  1. castrated
    Synonyms: kapon, kinapon

Further reading

  • puhag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 1083.
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*puhaR”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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