bubuyog

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *buyug (“bumblebee”). Compare Ilocano alimbubuyog, Hanunoo alibuyog, Central Bikol alimbubuyog, and Cebuano buyog. For sense “bachelor”, bachelors in pursuit of women are often compared to bees seeking a flower.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˈbujoɡ/ [bʊˈbuː.joɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -ujoɡ
  • Syllabification: bu‧bu‧yog

Noun

bubuyog (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜌᜓᜄ᜔)

  1. bumblebee
  2. (by extension) bee
    Synonym: abeha
  3. (figurative, dated) young bachelor (unmarried man)
    Synonyms: binata, baguntao, soltero, ibong malaya

See also

Further reading

  • “bubuyog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*buyug”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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