bukang-bibig

Tagalog

Alternative forms

bucang bibig — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
bukambibig

Etymology

From buka (“open”) +‎ bibig (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˌkaŋ biˈbiɡ/ [bʊˌxam bɪˈbiɡ]
Rhymes: -iɡ
Syllabification: bu‧kang-bi‧big

Noun

bukáng-bibíg (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜅ᜔ᜊᜒᜊᜒᜄ᜔)

frequently uttered word or phrase; favorite expression
Synonyms: sambit-sambit, wikain, sabihin, kasabihan, kawikaan, lamang-dila
cliché; platitude
(archaic) gossip; idle talk
Synonyms: sabi-sabi, tsismis

Derived terms

kabukahang-bibig
magbukang-bibig
pagbubukang-bibig

References

“bukang-bibig” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“bukang-bibig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

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