sakyamuni

See also: Sakyamuni and Śākyamuni

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Sakyamuni, from Sanskrit शाक्यमुनि (śākyamuni), another name of Buddha. The sense is a reference to Budai, usually mistaken for the original Buddha and called as the “Fat Buddha”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sakjaˈmuni/ [sɐk.jɐˈmuː.n̪ɪ]
  • Rhymes: -uni
  • Syllabification: sak‧ya‧mu‧ni

Noun

sakyamuni (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜌᜋᜓᜈᜒ) (slang)

  1. eating a lot
    Synonym: kain

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 123
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