Bugtungan Series #5 (Animals)

question markOne 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

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27 Responses to “Bugtungan Series #5 (Animals)”

  1.   Alfa
    June 24th, 2007 | 1:04 am

    1. Palaka
    2.
    3. Tutubi
    4. Pusa?
    5. Kuwago?

  2.   eric
    July 5th, 2007 | 5:56 am

    pusa

  3.   Shaunteh
    August 7th, 2007 | 1:25 am

    1)palaka
    2)
    3)tutubi
    4)pusa
    5)kwago????
    Anu po ba ang sagot sa #2????

  4.   igat
    August 13th, 2007 | 4:25 am

    OA kaau ang inyong mga bugtong…

    hahahahaaha….

    funny gi gitik ang akong kalag…..

  5.   igat
    August 13th, 2007 | 4:26 am

    lubot nimo’g nawng nang imong mga bugtong…

    ao baya kaau…

    mga way amngay……

  6.   anna
    August 16th, 2007 | 12:48 am

    hirap nmn hnpin mga sagot s ibng set…nyway slamat dn cz my nkuha dn aq 4 my assgnmnt.:)

  7.   pigit
    September 25th, 2007 | 3:43 am

    pigit ka ug nalong!!!!!feeler ang family ng talaboc….

  8.   jhoyzee
    October 2nd, 2007 | 5:06 am

    ui pde po ba i post na ung answers kz po kelangan ko na ee!!

  9.   jhoyzee
    October 2nd, 2007 | 5:07 am

    pde poh bng pki post ung mga answers plzz..tnx by d way..

  10.   mhirson
    October 5th, 2007 | 9:57 pm

    wala lng mahal na mahal kouh lng mhine kouh na c jayson

  11.   jayanil
    October 30th, 2007 | 6:37 pm

    1.palaka
    2.kalabaw
    3.tutubi
    4.pusa
    5.paniki

  12. November 6th, 2007 | 7:25 am

    1. FROG SIYA
    2.CARABAO RIGHT
    3.DRAGONFLY
    4.CAT
    5.BAT

  13.   belle
    November 13th, 2007 | 5:25 pm

    1.)palaka = frog
    2.) kalabaw = carabao
    3.) tutubi = dragonfly
    4.)pusa = cat
    5.)paniki = bat

    am I right or am I wrong???

  14.   shin
    November 18th, 2007 | 6:43 am

    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….

  15.   shawn
    December 14th, 2007 | 6:58 pm

    my answers are 1.frog 2tree 3goat 4dragonfly 5bat

  16.   hannah
    January 18th, 2008 | 2:36 am

    1. palaka/ frog
    2. kalabaw/ carabao
    3. tutubi/ dragonfly
    4. pusa/ cat
    5. kuwago/ owl

  17.   Marielle
    February 17th, 2008 | 12:07 am

    1. palaka
    2. kalabaw
    3. tutubi
    4. pusa
    5. kwago
    lahat yan tama

  18. March 4th, 2008 | 8:54 pm

    why is a carabao is bigger than a cat?

  19.   erick
    March 27th, 2008 | 12:29 am

    palaka
    kalabaw
    tutubi
    pusa
    paniki

  20.   jeff
    May 31st, 2008 | 3:41 am

    ANG SGOT JAN AY IBON MGA ULOL KAYO!!!!!!>>>

  21.   Dianne
    September 14th, 2008 | 7:47 am

    ang dali nman ni2. as in tlga SUPER!!!!!

    1. PALAKA ( Frog)
    2. KALABAW ( Carabao)
    3. TUTUBI ( Dragonfly)
    4. PUSA ( Cat)
    5. PANIKI ( Bat)

  22. October 15th, 2008 | 7:56 am

    1. palaka
    2. lamok
    3. tutubi
    4. pusa
    5. buwan

  23. October 15th, 2008 | 7:58 am

    1. palaka
    2. lamok
    3. tutubi
    4. pusa
    5. kwago

  24.   crush
    October 25th, 2008 | 10:31 pm

    ambot sa imo tama kayo lahat ya naka answer nako ha!

  25.   *arian*=)
    November 17th, 2008 | 7:57 am

    uy! thanks ha! i really need it for my assignment eh! kahit 5 lang ung mga bugtong bugtong! PASAY LUA ANG MGA KALAG=)

  26.   Ronald
    December 14th, 2008 | 9:21 am

    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?

  27.   =cyb=
    August 8th, 2009 | 9:20 am

    umm…
    1) palaka (frog)
    2) … (?)
    3) ? (…)
    4) pusa (cat)
    5) kwago (owl)

    ANO BA ANG #2 AT 3?!!


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