letrang bulakbol

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From letra +‎ -ng +‎ bulakbol, literally truant letter.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌletɾaŋ bulakˈbol/ [ˌlɛt̪.ɾɐm bʊ.lɐkˈbol]
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: let‧rang bu‧lak‧bol

Noun

letrang bulakból (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ᜔) (colloquial)

  1. silent letter

Further reading

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 626