buhong
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- bohong — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay bohong (“lie; falsehood”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˈhoŋ/ [bʊˈhoŋ]
- Rhymes: -oŋ
- Syllabification: bu‧hong
Adjective
buhóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜅ᜔)
- cunning; deceitful; wicked
- Synonyms: buktot, mapanlinlang, tampalasan, salbahe
- (obsolete) shameless; immodest
- Synonyms: walang-hiya, simberguensa
Derived terms
- buhungin
- kabuhungan
- magbuhong
- mapagbuhong
- pagbubuhong
- pagbuhong
- pagbuhungan
Noun
buhóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜅ᜔)
- villain
- Synonyms: kontrabida, bilyano
Further reading
- “buhong”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
- “buhong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
- Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 148