bulubundukin

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bolobondoquin — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from the following:

• From Proto-Philippine *bulú(dj) (“mountain”) +‎ bundok +‎ -in. See also burol.
• From reduplication of bundok +‎ -in with the first syllable undergoing consonant shifts (c.f. reduplication in Bikol Central aro-aldaw).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bulubunˈdukin/ [bʊ.lʊ.bʊn̪ˈd̪uː.xɪn̪]
• Rhymes: -ukin
• Syllabification: bu‧lu‧bun‧du‧kin

Noun

bulubundukin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜓᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃᜒᜈ᜔)

1. mountain range

   Synonym: (obsolete) gulot

Adjective

bulubundukin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜓᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃᜒᜈ᜔)

1. mountainous; hilly

   Synonyms: bundukin, mabundok

2. (figurative, derogatory) wild; uncivil; coarse

   Synonym: mailap

Derived terms

• Lalawigang Bulubundukin

Further reading

• “bulubundukin”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “bulubundukin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018