bulubundukin
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- bolobondoquin — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly from the following:
- From Proto-Philippine *bulú(dj) (“mountain”) + bundok + -in. See also burol.
- From reduplication of bundok + -in with the first syllable undergoing consonant shifts (cf. reduplication in Bikol Central aro-aldaw).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bulubunˈdukin/ [bʊ.lʊ.bʊn̪ˈd̪uː.xɪn̪]
- Rhymes: -ukin
- Syllabification: bu‧lu‧bun‧du‧kin
Noun
bulubundukin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜓᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃᜒᜈ᜔)
- mountain range
- Synonym: (obsolete) gulot
Adjective
bulubundukin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜓᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃᜒᜈ᜔)
- mountainous; hilly
- Synonyms: bundukin, mabundok
- (figurative, derogatory) wild; uncivil; coarse
- Synonym: mailap
Derived terms
Further reading
- “bulubundukin”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “bulubundukin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018