buhag

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puhaʀ (“smoke out bees”). Doublet of puhag.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbuhaɡ/ [ˈbu.hɐɡ]
• Rhymes: -uhaɡ
• Syllabification: bu‧hag

Noun

buhag (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜄ᜔)

1. swarming of bees
2. taking out the honeycomb from a hive

   Synonym: puhag

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈhaɡ/ [bʊˈhaɡ]
• Rhymes: -aɡ
• Syllabification: bu‧hag

Noun

buhág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜄ᜔)

1. (physics, neologism) gas

References

• “buhag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• 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