buti-butikian
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- butibuticqian — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
From reduplication of butiki + -an.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˌti butikiˈʔan/ [bʊˌt̪ɪ bʊ.t̪ɪ.xɪˈʔan̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: bu‧ti-bu‧ti‧ki‧an
Noun
butí-butikián (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜒᜊᜓᜆᜒᜃᜒᜀᜈ᜔) (obsolete)
Further reading
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 383: “Lagartija) Buticqi (pc) animalico manſo, butibuticqian, lagartijuela”