buhok
Asi
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.
Pronunciation
Noun
buhók (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜃ᜔)
- hair
- Magayon an buhok kaiyan na babayi.
- That girl has beautiful hair.
Derived terms
Capiznon
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧hok
- IPA(key): /buˈhok/, [bʊˈhok]
Derived terms
Hiligaynon
Masbatenyo
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.
Northern Catanduanes Bicolano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.
Southern Catanduanes Bicolano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- bohoc — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, metathesis from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS. Cognate with Bikol Central buhok, Hiligaynon buhok, Cebuano buhok, Waray-Waray buhok, Kapampangan buak, Pangasinan buek, Ivatan vuk, Ilocano buuk, Maranao bok, and Maguindanao buk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈhok/, [bʊˈhok]
- Hyphenation: bu‧hok
Derived terms
- buhok na pugok
- buhok ni Ester
- buhok-buhukan
- buhok-mais
- buhukan
- gabuhok
- gagabuhok
- mabuhok
Further reading
- “buhok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018