bugbog

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bugbug. Compare Kapampangan bugbug and Hiligaynon bulbog.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buɡˈboɡ/, [bʊɡˈboɡ]
Hyphenation: bug‧bog

Noun

bugbóg (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜊᜓᜄ᜔)

beating; repeated strong blows; pounding; clubbing (by someone)
Synonyms: hambalos, asod, aldabis, bambu, dakdak
wallop; hard blow (by someone)
Synonym: gulpi
injury caused by repeated strong blows (by someone)

Derived terms

bugbog-sarado
bugbugan
bugbugin
magbugbugan
mambugbog
pagbugbog
pagkabugbog
pambubugbog
pambugbog
pamugbog

Adjective

bugbóg (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜊᜓᜄ᜔)

bruised; badly bruised (from a beating)

Further reading

“bugbog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*bugbug”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

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