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alimatok

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Aklanon

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔaliˈmatok/ [ʔa.liˈmaː.t̪ok]
  • Rhymes: -atok
  • Syllabification: a‧li‧ma‧tok

Noun

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alimátok

  1. leech

Cebuano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq. Compare Coastal Kadazan himatok and Tausug alimatuk.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔaliˈmatok/ [ʔɐ.l̪ɪˈma.t̪ok]
  • Hyphenation: a‧li‧ma‧tok

Noun

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alimatok (Badlit spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜋᜆᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. a leech; an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis
  2. a person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion

Descendants

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  • Chavacano: alimatok

Chavacano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Cebuano alimatok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq.

Noun

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alimatok

  1. leech