buhag

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puhaʀ (“smoke out bees”). Doublet of puhag.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbuhaɡ/ [ˈbuː.hɐɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -uhaɡ
  • Syllabification: bu‧hag

Noun

buhag (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜄ᜔)

  1. swarming of bees
  2. taking out the honeycomb from a hive
    Synonym: puhag

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˈhaɡ/ [bʊˈhaɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -aɡ
  • Syllabification: bu‧hag

Noun

buhág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜄ᜔)

  1. (physics, neologism) gas

References

  • “buhag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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