Bunlay
See also: bunlay
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- Bonlay — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
Possibly a metathesis of *Bulnáy, syncopation from an intermediate term *Bulunáy, from Classical Malay برِونَي (Berunai). Compare Maranao Boronay. Doublet of Brunei and Borneo.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bunˈlaj/ [bʊn̪ˈlaɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -aj
- Syllabification: Bun‧lay
Proper noun
Bunláy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜎᜌ᜔) (obsolete)
Derived terms
- suntok-bunlay
Further reading
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 364