buhok-buhukan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From reduplication of buhok +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /buˌhok buˈhukan/ [bʊˌhok bʊˈhuː.xɐn̪] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -ukan
    • IPA(key): /buˌhok buhuˈkan/ [bʊˌhok bʊ.hʊˈxan̪] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: bu‧hok-bu‧hu‧kan

Noun

buhók-buhukan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. hairpiece; false hair
    Synonyms: peluka, postisong buhok

Adjective

buhók-buhukán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. full of hair; covered in hair
    Synonyms: mabuhok, mabalahibo
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