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/, [bʊŋˈso]
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /buŋˈsoʔ/, [bʊŋˈsoʔ]
- 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.