bunso

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier bungso, a pre-historical borrowing from Malay bongsu (“lastborn”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋsu. Compare Kapampangan bunsu and Remontado Agta bussu.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /bunˈsoʔ/ [bʊnˈsoʔ], /bunˈso/ [bʊnˈso]
      • Rhymes: -oʔ, -o
    • IPA(key): /buŋˈso/ [bʊnˈso], /buŋˈsoʔ/ [bʊnˈsoʔ] (obsolete)
      • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: bun‧so

Adjective

bunsô or bunsó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜓ)

  1. lastborn; youngest (of a child in a family)

Derived terms

Noun

bunsô or bunsó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜓ)

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

Coordinate terms

Further reading
  • “bunso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • “bunso”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
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