Aklanon

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək.

Noun

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buhok

  1. hair (on head)

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.

Noun

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buhók

  1. (anatomy) hair

Bikol Central

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /buˈhok/ [buˈhok]
  • IPA(key): /buˈʔok/ [buˈʔok] (h-dropping)
  • Hyphenation: bu‧hok

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buhók (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. hair
    Magayon an buhok kaiyan na babayi.
    That girl has beautiful hair.

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Capiznon

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.

Noun

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buhok

  1. hair

Cebuano

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bu‧hok
  • IPA(key): /buˈhok/ [bʊˈhok]

Noun

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buhók

  1. hair

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Hiligaynon

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Noun

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buhók

  1. Alternative spelling of bohók

Masbatenyo

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.

Noun

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buhók

  1. hair

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.

Noun

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buhók

  1. hair

Southern Catanduanes Bicolano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.

Noun

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buhók

  1. hair

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, metathesis from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS. Cognate with Bikol Central buhok, Hiligaynon buhok, Cebuano buhok, Waray-Waray buhok, Kapampangan buak, Pangasinan buek, Ivatan vuk, Ilocano buuk, Maranao bok, and Maguindanao buk.

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buhók (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. hair

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See also

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Further reading

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  • buhok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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