bulilit

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Kapampangan bulilit (“newborn mouse”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˈlilit/ [bʊˈliː.lɪt̪̚], /buliˈlit/ [bʊ.lɪˈlɪt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ilit, -it
  • Syllabification: bu‧li‧lit

Adjective

bulilit or bulilít (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒᜎᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. dwarfish; undersized; abnormally small; pygmy
    Synonyms: munsik, munti, maliit, tsikiting

Noun

bulilit or bulilít (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒᜎᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. midget; abnormally small person
    Synonym: kutong-lupa
  2. very small kid
    Synonym: tsikiting
  3. midgetness; condition of being abnormally small
  4. (computing) thumbnail (small picture)

Further reading

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