buhong-tsina

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • bouonsina, bouon sina, bouong sina — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
  • boonsina, boongsina, buwunsina — obsolete
  • bulungsina — dialectal, Quezon
  • buwong-sina — obsolete
  • buunsina

Etymology

From buho +‎ -ng- +‎ Tsina.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌbuhoŋ ˈt͡ʃina/ [ˌbuː.hon̪ ˈt͡ʃiː.n̪ɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌbuhoŋ ˈtsina/ [ˌbuː.hon̪ ˈt͡siː.n̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: bu‧hong-tsi‧na

Noun

buhong-tsina (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜅ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ)

  1. sacred Bali bamboo (Schizostachyum brachycladum)
    Synonyms: kawayang-tsina, buho

Further reading

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