abubot

Hanunoo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔabuˈbut/ [ʔa.buˈbot]
  • Rhymes: -ut
  • Syllabification: a‧bu‧bot

Noun

abubót (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜪᜳᜪᜳᜦ᜴) (literary)

  1. termite mound

Further reading

  • Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 18

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈbubot/ [ʔɐˈbuː.bot̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ubot
  • Syllabification: a‧bu‧bot

Noun

abubot (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜊᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. knickknacks; trinkets; baubles; gewgaw
  2. stuff; things; worthless material; junk
    Kung ano-anong abubot ang nasa silid niya, wala na tuloy malakaran kundi ang kama.
    His room has so much junk, there isn't a spot to walk on but the bed.

Derived terms

  • abu-abubot
  • abubutan

Further reading

  • “abubot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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