buo ang araw

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “day is complete; day is whole”. See also English make someone's day.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˌʔoʔ ʔaŋ ˈʔaɾaw/ [bʊˌʔoʔ ʔɐŋ ˈʔaː.ɾaʊ̯]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /buˌʔo(ʔ) ʔaŋ ˈʔaɾaw/ [bʊˌʔoː ʔɐŋ ˈʔaː.ɾaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aɾaw
  • Syllabification: bu‧o ang a‧raw

Adjective

buô ang araw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜂ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜀᜇᜏ᜔)

  1. (idiomatic) happy and satisfied for the rest of the day; having a wonderful day
    Buo ang araw ko kapag nakikita kita.
    Seeing you makes my day.
    (literally, “My day is complete whenever I see you.”)
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see buo,‎ ang,‎ araw.

Derived terms

  • mabuo ang araw
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