kabuoan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cabooan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kabuuan — superseded, pre-2014

Etymology

From buo +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kabuʔoˈʔan/ [kɐ.bʊ.ʔoˈʔan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
• (now dialectal, Batangas, Quezon) IPA^(key): /kabuˈʔoʔan/ [kɐ.bʊˈʔoː.ʔɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -oʔan
• Syllabification: ka‧bu‧o‧an

Noun

kabuoán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜓᜂᜀᜈ᜔)

1. entirety; totality; overall

   Synonyms: kalaguman, totalidad, kalahatan, kahustuhan, suma

2. completeness; completion

   Synonym: kaganapan

Derived terms

• kabuoang-katawan
• sa kabuoan

See also

• lahat-lahat
• sumatoryo
• sumatotal

Further reading

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