bulubundukin

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === bolobondoquin — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling === Etymology === Unknown. Possibly from the following: From Proto-Philippine *bulú(dj) (“mountain”) +‎ bundok +‎ -in. See also burol. From reduplication of bundok +‎ -in with the first syllable undergoing consonant shifts (cf. reduplication in Bikol Central aro-aldaw). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bulubunˈdukin/ [bʊ.lʊ.bʊn̪ˈd̪uː.xɪn̪] Rhymes: -ukin Syllabification: bu‧lu‧bun‧du‧kin === Noun === bulubundukin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜓᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃᜒᜈ᜔) mountain range Synonym: (obsolete) gulot === Adjective === bulubundukin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜓᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃᜒᜈ᜔) mountainous; hilly Synonyms: bundukin, mabundok (figurative, derogatory) wild; uncivil; coarse Synonym: mailap ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bulubundukin”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “bulubundukin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018