bukang-bibig
التعريفات والمعاني
== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
bucang bibig — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
bukambibig
=== Etymology ===
From buka (“open”) + -ng- + bibig (“mouth”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˌkaŋ biˈbiɡ/ [bʊˌxam bɪˈbɪɡ̚]
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 ====
=== References ===
“bukang-bibig”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“bukang-bibig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.[1] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.