bulang-sagwan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bula (“bubble”) +‎ -ng- +‎ sagwan (“rowing”). The word evokes the image of rowing so hard that the water foams.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˌlaŋ saɡˈwan/ [bʊˌlan̪ sɐɡˈwan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: bu‧lang-sag‧wan

Noun

buláng-sagwán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜅ᜔ᜐᜄ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. hard rowing; forceful rowing

Derived terms

  • mabulang-sagwan
  • magbulang-sagwan

Further reading

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