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