bukbok

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbukbok/ [ˈbuk.bok]
• Hyphenation: buk‧bok

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (“weevil that infests bamboo, wood and rice”).

Noun

bukbok

1. a woodboring beetle
2. a flour beetle

Etymology 2

Possibly onomatopoeic.

Verb

bukbok

1. to beat, to clobber

   Kung dili na nimo undangon karon dayon, bukbokan tika 'ron!

   If you don't stop that right now, I'll have to beat you!

2. to maul

   Luoya ni Dodong oi! Nabukbokan man siya gahapon.

   Poor Dodong! He was mauled yesterday.

Anagrams

• kubkob

Ilocano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: buk‧bók
• IPA^(key): /bukˈbuk/, [bʊkˈbok]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (“weevil that infests bamboo, wood and rice”).

Noun

bukbók

1. grain beetle
2. rice weevil
3. wood grub
4. woodborer

Derived terms

• binukbok
• bukbuken

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *bukbuk (“to pour out”).

Noun

bukbók

1. pouring out of something

   Synonym: belleng

Derived terms

• bukbukan
• ibukbok
• maibukbok

Masbatenyo

Noun

bukbók

1. woodborer

Tagalog

bukbok

Alternative forms

• bocboc — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (“weevil that infests bamboo, wood and rice”). Cognate Cebuano bukbok, Ilocano bukbok, Masbatenyo bukbok.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bukˈbok/ [bʊkˈbok̚]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: buk‧bok

Noun

bukbók (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜓᜃ᜔)

1. rice weevil
2. wood grub; wood dust
3. woodborer; wood tick
4. tooth decay

Derived terms

• bukbukin

Anagrams

• kubkob