bunso

Tagalog

Alternative forms

bongso – obsolete
bungso – obsolete

Etymology

Pre-colonial borrowing from Malay bongsu (“lastborn”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋsu. Compare Kapampangan bunsu and Remontado Agta bussu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bunˈsoʔ/, [bʊnˈsoʔ]
IPA^(key): /bunˈso/, [bʊnˈso]
(obsolete) IPA^(key): /buŋˈso/, [bʊnˈso]
(obsolete) IPA^(key): /buŋˈsoʔ/, [bʊnˈsoʔ]
Hyphenation: bun‧so

Adjective

bunsô or bunsó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜓ)

lastborn; youngest (of a child in a family)

Derived terms

bunsong anak
bunsong gata

Noun

bunsô or bunsó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜓ)

lastborn child; youngest child (in a family)
(endearing) appellation for the youngest child in a family

Coordinate terms

panganay

Further reading

“bunso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
“bunso” in Pinoy Dictionary, Cyberspace.ph, 2010-2023.

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