bugbog

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bugbug. Compare Kapampangan bugbug.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bug‧bog
  • IPA(key): /buɡˈboɡ/, [bʊɡˈboɡ]

Noun

bugbog

  1. beating; repeated strong blows; pounding; clubbing (by someone)
    Synonyms: hambalos, asod, aldabis, bambu, dakdak
  2. wallop; hard blow (by someone)
    Synonym: gulpi
  3. injury caused by repeated strong blows (by someone)

Derived terms

Adjective

bugbóg

  1. bruised; badly bruised (from a beating)
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