Meaning of "bugtong"

bugtong •

n.
• • 1. bugtong, riddle
  • 2. bugtong

adj.
• • one and only (child)

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only

adj.
• • 1. one and no more: tangi
  • 2. by itself, e.g. son or daughter: bugtong, solo, nag-iisa, kaisa-isa, tangi
  • 3. best, finest: pinakamabuti, pinakamagaling adv. just, merely: lamang conj. 1. but then: subalit, lamang, datapwat, ngunit
  • 2. except that, if it had not: lamang, kung hindi sana
  • 3. "if only," meaning "I wish": sana, sanay

one

n.
• • the number 1.: uno, isa

pron.
• • 1. any person: sinuman, ang isang tao, kahit sino, iyung
  • 2. anything: alinman, kahit alin, anuman, kahit ano, maski ano, maski alin

adj.
• • 1. some: balang, isa, sa iba
  • 2. joined together, united: sabay-sabay, sama-sama, iisa
  • 3. the same: iisa, nagkakaisa, magkaisa, pareho (Sp.)
  • 4. at one, in agreement or harmony: magkasundo, magkakasundo, magkaisa, magkakaisa
  • 5. it is all one, it makes no difference: walang pagkakaiba, pareho
  • 6. one and all, everyone: lahat, bawat isa
  • 7. one by one: isa-isa
  • 8. one after another: sunud-sunod
  • 9. one and only: kaisa-isa
  • 10. one or two, a few: ilan
  • 11. one too many, too much: labis, sobra
  • 12. one each: tig-isa, tigisa, tig-iisa, tigi-tig-isa
  • 13. the only one: tangi, bugtong, solo, uniko/a