bukong-bukong

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Tagalog[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *bəŋkung, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəŋkung (“bent; curved; arched”). Compare Kapampangan bukungbukung.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌbukoŋ ˈbukoŋ/, [ˌbu.xom ˈbu.xoŋ]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧kong-bu‧kong

Noun[edit]

bukong-bukong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜓᜅ᜔ᜊᜓᜃᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) ankle
    Synonyms: buol, (western Marinduque) buko-buko

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