buto-butonesan

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Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Partial reduplication of butones +‎ -an. Compare Bikol Central boto-botonesan.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

butó-butonésan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓᜊᜓᜆᜓᜈᜒᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. asthma-plant (Euphorbia hirta)
    Synonyms: tawa-tawa, gatas-gatas, golandrina, saikan
  2. nutgrass (Cyperus rotundus)
    Synonym: mutha
  3. knobweed (Hyptis capitata)
    Synonyms: kambali, kombar-kombaran, linga-lingahan, turukan
  4. east indian globe thistle (Sphaeranthus africanus)
    Synonym: sambong-gala
  5. Alternative form of butones-butonesan

Further reading[edit]

  • buto-butonesan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018