buhong

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === bohong — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay bohong (“lie; falsehood”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˈhoŋ/ [bʊˈhoŋ] Rhymes: -oŋ Syllabification: bu‧hong === Adjective === buhóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜅ᜔) cunning; deceitful; wicked Synonyms: buktot, mapanlinlang, tampalasan, salbahe (obsolete) shameless; immodest Synonyms: walang-hiya, simberguensa ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === buhóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜅ᜔) villain Synonyms: kontrabida, bilyano === Further reading === “buhong”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “buhong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 148