basag-ulo

Hiligaynon

Adjective

baság-úlo

1. brainless, stupid, silly

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Philippine *basag

Tagalog basag

Proto-Austronesian *quluh

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu

Tagalog ulo

Tagalog basag-ulo

From basag (“breaking”) + ulo (“head”). From the 1930s.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌbasaɡ ˈʔulo/ [ˌbaː.sɐɡ̠ ˈʔuː.lo]
• Rhymes: -ulo
• Syllabification: ba‧sag-u‧lo

Noun

basag-ulo (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜄ᜔ᜂᜎᜓ)

1. brawl; altercation; scuffle

   Synonyms: babag, babagan, laban, labanan, alitan, away, awayan

Derived terms

• basag-ulera
• basag-ulero
• basag-uluhin
• mabasag-ulo
• magbasag-ulo
• magkabasag-ulo
• mambasag-ulo

Further reading

• “basag-ulo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018