baguntao

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bagong tauo — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• bagongtawo — obsolete
• bagong-tawo — dialectal, Southern Tagalog
• bagong-tao

Etymology

From bago +‎ -n- +‎ tao.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baɡunˈtaʔo/ [bɐ.ɣʊn̪ˈt̪aː.ʔo]
• Rhymes: -aʔo
• Syllabification: ba‧gun‧ta‧o

Noun

baguntao (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜂ)

1. young bachelor; unmarried young man

   Synonyms: binata, soltero, ibong malaya

2. young male carabao

Related terms

• kalakyan

Further reading

• “baguntao” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “baguntao”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018