bukambibig

Tagalog

Alternative forms

bucang bibig – obsolete
bukang-bibig

Etymology

buka +‎ -m- +‎ bibig. The original -ng changes to -m- due to nasal assimilation.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: bu‧kam‧bi‧big

IPA^(key): /bukambiˈbiɡ/, [bʊ.xɐm.bɪˈbiɡ]

Noun

bukambibíg (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜊᜒᜄ᜔)

frequently uttered word or phrase; favorite expression
Synonyms: sambit-sambit, wikain, sabihin, kasabihan, kawikaan
cliché; platitude
(archaic) gossip; idle talk
Synonyms: sabi-sabi, tsismis

References

Fr. Juan José de Noceda; Fr. Pedro de Sanlucar (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish & Tagalog), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

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