bulantubig

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • bulan tubig
  • bulang tubig

Etymology

From bula (bubble) + -n- + tubig (water), according to the Vocabulario de lengua tagala (1613).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bulanˈtubiɡ/ [bʊ.lɐnˈtu.bɪɡ]
  • Rhymes: -ubiɡ
  • Syllabification: bu‧lan‧tu‧big

Noun

bulantubig (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜊᜒᜄ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. orange (color/colour)
    Synonyms: kahel, narangha
  2. greyish-brown

Usage notes

  • More sources identify bulantubig with orange.

Derived terms

  • bulantubigin
  • magbulantubig

Further reading

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