it-bulaga

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• it bulaga

Etymology

From bulaga. The first component it is onomatopoeic, possibly from the sound of doors creaking.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔit bulaˈɡaʔ/ [ˌʔit̪ bʊ.lɐˈɣaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: it-bu‧la‧ga

Noun

it-bulagâ (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆ᜔ᜊᜓᜎᜄ)

1. (children's games) peekaboo

   Synonym: kumpa

Further reading

• “it-bulaga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018