butlig

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • buklig

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butəliʀ (“wart; cyst; non-purulent skin eruption”). Compare butig.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /butˈliɡ/ [bʊt̪ˈl̪ɪɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -iɡ
  • Syllabification: but‧lig

Noun

butlíg (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆ᜔ᜎᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. (medicine) wen; small cyst; small growth on the skin

Derived terms

  • butlig-butlig
  • magkabutlig

See also

Further reading

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