bumbong

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Malay bumbung, Indonesian bumbung.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bumˈboŋ/ [bʊmˈboŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: bum‧bong

Noun

bumbóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜅ᜔)

1. cylindrical container (especially those made of bamboo)
2. (neologism) cylinder

   Synonym: silindro

3. Alternative form of bungbong

Derived terms

• puto bumbong

 

Related terms

• tubo
• tukil

References

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL