Bugtungan Series #5 (Animals)
One of our readers requested some riddles (bugtong) about animals. Here are five for you to take a shot at:
1. Nang maliit ay sumisisid pa, Nang lumaki ay patalon-talon na. (When it was young, it swam underwater. When it got bigger, it jumped.)
2. Dalawang patukod-langit, Apat na patukod-lupa, Dalawang pagaspas, Isang pamaspas. (Two posts pointing heavenward, four posts pointing to the ground, two fans, one fly-swatter).
3. Alin kayang insekto, malaki ang mata kaysa ulo? (Which insect has eyes bigger than its head?)
4. Matanda na ang nuno, Di pa naliligo. (The troll has gotten older, yet this animal has not yet taken a bath.)
5. Sa araw ay nahihimbing, Sa gabi ay gising. (It sleeps during the day, and is awake at night.)
I tried my hardest to translate these, especially #2. If you have a better translation, please post it in the comments.
I will post the answers next week, on Tuesday, June 26. If you need the answers before then, please email me at maricar-at-b5media-dot-com and I’ll send them to you.
UPDATE: Find the answers in this post.
— UPDATED: July 27, 2005:
For those asking for more bugtong (Filipino riddles) you’ll be glad to know we have a page full of riddles, and you can find the compilation in this page: Mga Bugtong / Filipino riddles.
Have fun guessing ‘em!
source: Bugtong by Santos and Torres
27 Comments
1. Palaka
2.
3. Tutubi
4. Pusa?
5. Kuwago?
pusa
1)palaka
2)
3)tutubi
4)pusa
5)kwago????
Anu po ba ang sagot sa #2????
OA kaau ang inyong mga bugtong…
hahahahaaha….
funny gi gitik ang akong kalag…..
lubot nimo’g nawng nang imong mga bugtong…
ao baya kaau…
mga way amngay……
hirap nmn hnpin mga sagot s ibng set…nyway slamat dn cz my nkuha dn aq 4 my assgnmnt.:)
pigit ka ug nalong!!!!!feeler ang family ng talaboc….
ui pde po ba i post na ung answers kz po kelangan ko na ee!!
pde poh bng pki post ung mga answers plzz..tnx by d way..
wala lng mahal na mahal kouh lng mhine kouh na c jayson
1.palaka
2.kalabaw
3.tutubi
4.pusa
5.paniki
1. FROG SIYA
2.CARABAO RIGHT
3.DRAGONFLY
4.CAT
5.BAT
1.)palaka = frog
2.) kalabaw = carabao
3.) tutubi = dragonfly
4.)pusa = cat
5.)paniki = bat
am I right or am I wrong???
ang dali naman sagutin ng riddles nyo…next time hirapan nyo….by the way tnx pa rin coz i used this to do my assignment….
my answers are 1.frog 2tree 3goat 4dragonfly 5bat
1. palaka/ frog
2. kalabaw/ carabao
3. tutubi/ dragonfly
4. pusa/ cat
5. kuwago/ owl
1. palaka
2. kalabaw
3. tutubi
4. pusa
5. kwago
lahat yan tama
why is a carabao is bigger than a cat?
palaka
kalabaw
tutubi
pusa
paniki
ANG SGOT JAN AY IBON MGA ULOL KAYO!!!!!!>>>
ang dali nman ni2. as in tlga SUPER!!!!!
1. PALAKA ( Frog)
2. KALABAW ( Carabao)
3. TUTUBI ( Dragonfly)
4. PUSA ( Cat)
5. PANIKI ( Bat)
1. palaka
2. lamok
3. tutubi
4. pusa
5. buwan
1. palaka
2. lamok
3. tutubi
4. pusa
5. kwago
ambot sa imo tama kayo lahat ya naka answer nako ha!
uy! thanks ha! i really need it for my assignment eh! kahit 5 lang ung mga bugtong bugtong! PASAY LUA ANG MGA KALAG=)
5. Sa araw ay nahihimbing, Sa gabi ay gising. (It sleeps during the day, and is awake at night.)
Programmer?
Sikyo?
Ilaw sa poste?
Insomiac?
Bampira?
umm…
1) palaka (frog)
2) … (?)
3) ? (…)
4) pusa (cat)
5) kwago (owl)
ANO BA ANG #2 AT 3?!!