bubuyog
bubúyog with stress marks
bee
Usage Note
Bubuyog is the common Tagalog word for bee. It appears in folktales, children's songs, and everyday nature references. The image of the bubuyog gathering nectar is used in Philippine literature as a symbol of industry and diligence.
Examples
" May bubuyog sa bulaklak. "
Natural Translation
There's a bee on the flower.
Literal Translation
There-is bee on-the flower.
" Sinengot ang bata ng bubuyog nang malapit siya sa puno. "
Natural Translation
The child was stung by a bee when he/she got close to the tree.
Literal Translation
Stung the child the bee when near he/she to-the tree.
" Maingat na lumayo ang mga bata nang makita nilang maraming bubuyog na umaaligid sa hugis-pulot-pukyutang pugad. "
Natural Translation
The children carefully moved away when they saw many bees swarming around the honeycomb-shaped nest.
Literal Translation
Careful [na] moved-away the children when saw they-that many bees [na] swarming on-the shaped-honeycomb [na] nest.
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