buhangin

See also: Buhangin

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• buhang̃in — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhaŋin (“sandbank, sand spit, shoal”). Possibly composed of *bu (“dust”) (c.f. abo and abok) + hangin (“wind”). Compare Sambali boyangin, Kapampangan buangin, Remontado Agta tabuhangin, and Tausug buhangin. See also Malay pasir bungin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈhaŋin/ [bʊˈha.ŋɪn]
• Rhymes: -aŋin
• Syllabification: bu‧ha‧ngin

Noun

buhangin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜅᜒᜈ᜔)

1. sand

Derived terms

• buhanginan
• bundok na buhangin
• mabuhangin
• magbuhangin
• maglubid ng buhangin

 

Further reading

• “buhangin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 71: “Arena) Buhang̃in (pp) de mar o rio”
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 135

Tausug

Noun

buhangin

1. sand

Derived terms

• mabuhangin (“sandy”)