busilig

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈsiliɡ/ [bʊˈsiː.lɪɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -iliɡ
• Syllabification: bu‧si‧lig

Noun

busilig (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜐᜒᜎᜒᜄ᜔)

1. (anatomy) sclera; white of the eye

   Synonym: puti ng mata

2. (anatomy) eyeball

   Synonyms: buliga, (neologism) bilumata

3. (by extension) eye

   Synonym: mata

4. (anatomy, neologism) retina

See also

• balintataw

Further reading

• “busilig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL