busilig

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buˈsiliɡ/, [bʊˈsi.lɪɡ]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧si‧lig

Noun

busilig (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜐᜒᜎᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) sclera; white of the eye
    Synonym: puti ng mata
  2. (anatomy) eyeball
    Synonyms: buliga, (neologism) bilumata
  3. (by extension) eye
    Synonym: mata
  4. (anatomy, neologism) retina

See also

Further reading
  • “busilig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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