bukang-bibig

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bucang bibig — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• bukambibig

Etymology

From buka (“open”) +‎ -ng- +‎ bibig (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˌkaŋ biˈbiɡ/ [bʊˌxam bɪˈbiɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -iɡ
• Syllabification: bu‧kang-bi‧big

Noun

bukáng-bibíg (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜅ᜔ᜊᜒᜊᜒᜄ᜔)

1. frequently uttered word or phrase; favorite expression

   Synonyms: sambit-sambit, wikain, sabihin, kasabihan, kawikaan, lamang-dila

2. cliché; platitude
3. (archaic) gossip; idle talk

   Synonyms: sabi-sabi, tsismis

Derived terms

• kabukahang-bibig
• magbukang-bibig
• pagbubukang-bibig

References

• “bukang-bibig”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “bukang-bibig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier