palintong

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Malay pelinting and Javanese ꦥ꧀ꦭꦶꦤ꧀ꦛꦼꦁ (plintheng).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /palinˈtoŋ/ [pɐ.lɪnˈtoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: pa‧lin‧tong

Noun

palintóng (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

1. (military) catapult

   Synonym: katapulta

See also

• tirador

Further reading

• “palintong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018