"buhok" meaning in Tagalog

See buhok in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /buˈhok/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bʊˈhok̠̚] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: buhók [canonical], ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜃ᜔ [Baybayin], bohoc [alternative]
Rhymes: -ok Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *bukəS Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək Tagalog buhok Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, metathesis from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS. Cognate with Central Bikol buhok, Hiligaynon buhok, Cebuano buhok, Waray-Waray buhok, Kapampangan buak, Pangasinan buek, Ivatan vuk, Ilocano buuk, Maranao bok, and Maguindanao buk. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:inh|poz-pro:*buhək|tree=+}} Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *bukəS Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək Tagalog buhok [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*buhək", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "buhok", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="buhok">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|tl|poz-pro|*buhək|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, {{inh+|tl|poz-pro|*buhək}} Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, {{metathesis|tl}} metathesis, {{inh|tl|map-pro|*bukəS}} Proto-Austronesian *bukəS, {{cog|bcl|buhok}} Central Bikol buhok, {{cog|hil|buhok}} Hiligaynon buhok, {{cog|ceb|buhok}} Cebuano buhok, {{cog|war|buhok}} Waray-Waray buhok, {{cog|pam|buak}} Kapampangan buak, {{cog|pag|buek}} Pangasinan buek, {{cog|ivv|vuk}} Ivatan vuk, {{cog|ilo|buuk}} Ilocano buuk, {{cog|mrw|bok}} Maranao bok, {{cog|mdh|buk}} Maguindanao buk Head templates: {{tl-noun|buhók|b=+}} buhók (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜃ᜔)
  1. hair Derived forms: buhok na pugok, buhok ni Ester, buhok-buhukan, buhok-mais, buhukan, gabuhok, gagabuhok, mabuhok Related terms: balahibo, bulbol

Alternative forms

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    ],
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    ],
    [
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/buhək"
    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/bukəS"
    ],
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    ],
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    ],
    [
      "buhok",
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    ],
    [
      "buhok",
      "buhok#Waray-Waray"
    ],
    [
      "buak",
      "buak#Kapampangan"
    ],
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      "buek",
      "buek#Pangasinan"
    ],
    [
      "vuk",
      "vuk#Ivatan"
    ],
    [
      "buuk",
      "buuk#Ilocano"
    ],
    [
      "bok",
      "bok#Maranao"
    ],
    [
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      "buk#Maguindanao"
    ]
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        "tr": "",
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        "2": "buhok"
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        "2": "buak"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "buek"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "vuk"
      },
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Ilocano buuk",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "mdh",
        "2": "buk"
      },
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    }
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜃ᜔",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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    "bu‧hok"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "bu‧hok"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "langcode": "tl",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
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        {
          "word": "buhok na pugok"
        },
        {
          "word": "buhok ni Ester"
        },
        {
          "word": "buhok-buhukan"
        },
        {
          "word": "buhok-mais"
        },
        {
          "word": "buhukan"
        },
        {
          "word": "gabuhok"
        },
        {
          "word": "gagabuhok"
        },
        {
          "word": "mabuhok"
        }
      ],
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        "hair"
      ],
      "id": "en-buhok-tl-noun-TcIVm7oF",
      "links": [
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "balahibo"
        },
        {
          "word": "bulbol"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/buˈhok/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bʊˈhok̠̚]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ok"
    }
  ],
  "word": "buhok"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "buhok na pugok"
    },
    {
      "word": "buhok ni Ester"
    },
    {
      "word": "buhok-buhukan"
    },
    {
      "word": "buhok-mais"
    },
    {
      "word": "buhukan"
    },
    {
      "word": "gabuhok"
    },
    {
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    },
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      "word": "mabuhok"
    }
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    ],
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      "*buhək",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/buhək"
    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/bukəS"
    ],
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      "buhok",
      "buhok#Central_Bikol"
    ],
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      "buhok",
      "buhok#Hiligaynon"
    ],
    [
      "buhok",
      "buhok#Cebuano"
    ],
    [
      "buhok",
      "buhok#Waray-Waray"
    ],
    [
      "buak",
      "buak#Kapampangan"
    ],
    [
      "buek",
      "buek#Pangasinan"
    ],
    [
      "vuk",
      "vuk#Ivatan"
    ],
    [
      "buuk",
      "buuk#Ilocano"
    ],
    [
      "bok",
      "bok#Maranao"
    ],
    [
      "buk",
      "buk#Maguindanao"
    ]
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      },
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        "id": "",
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        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "buhok"
      },
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      },
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      },
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "buuk"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "mdh",
        "2": "buk"
      },
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    }
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    {
      "form": "buhók",
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜃ᜔",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "bohoc",
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        "alternative"
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    }
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    }
  ],
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    "bu‧hok"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "bu‧hok"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "balahibo"
    },
    {
      "word": "bulbol"
    }
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        "Tagalog lemmas",
        "Tagalog nouns",
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        "Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
        "Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
        "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
        "Tagalog words derived through metathesis",
        "tl:Anatomy",
        "tl:Hair"
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      "glosses": [
        "hair"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ]
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/buˈhok/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bʊˈhok̠̚]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ok"
    }
  ],
  "word": "buhok"
}

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