dugong bughaw
Cebuano
Etymology
Compound of dugo + bughaw, a calque of Spanish sangre azul.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: du‧gong bug‧haw
- IPA(key): /duˌɡoŋ ˈbuɡhaw/ [d̪ʊˌɡoŋ ˈbuɡ.hɐʊ̯]
Noun
- blue blood (noble or aristocratic ancestry)
- noble; aristocrat
Adjective
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- dugong-bughaw
Etymology
Compound of dugo + bughaw, a calque of Spanish sangre azul.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /duˌɡoŋ buɡˈhaw/ [d̪ʊˌɣom bʊɡˈhaʊ̯]
- Rhymes: -aw
- Syllabification: du‧gong bug‧haw
Noun
dugóng bugháw (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜑᜏ᜔) (idiomatic)
- blue blood; noble or aristocratic ancestry
- Synonym: dugong mahal
- noble; aristocrat