buhong-tsina

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bouon sina, bouong sina — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• boongsina — obsolete
• buwong-sina — obsolete

Etymology

From buho +‎ -ng- +‎ Tsina.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌbuhoŋ ˈt͡ʃina/ [ˌbuː.hon̪ ˈt͡ʃiː.n̪ɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˌbuhoŋ ˈtsina/ [ˌbuː.hon̪ ˈt͡siː.n̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: bu‧hong-tsi‧na

Noun

buhong-tsina (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜅ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ)

1. sacred Bali bamboo (Schizostachyum brachycladum)

   Synonyms: kawayang-tsina, buho

Further reading

• “buhong-tsina”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018