alibugha

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit परिभोग (paribhoga, enjoyment).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalibuɡˈhaʔ/ [ʔɐ.lɪ.bʊɡˈhaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: a‧li‧bug‧ha

Adjective

alibughâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜑ)

  1. irresponsible
    Synonyms: iresponsable, halaghag, pabaya, walang-pananagutan
  2. wasteful; prodigal
    Synonyms: gastador, labusak, mapag-aksaya, mapagtapon, (Quezon) dawaksa

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 273
  2. ^ Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera (1887) El sanscrito en la lengua tagalog[1] (in Spanish), Paris: Imprimerie de la Faculté de Médecine, A. Davy, page 15

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