bakong

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Malay[edit]

Noun[edit]

bakong

  1. (dialectal, Sambas) water hyacinth

Maranao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bakuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *bakuŋ.

Noun[edit]

bakong

  1. (botany) a plant with a white flower, used as a medicine for stomach ache (Crinum asiaticum)

References[edit]

  • Howard P. McKaughan, Batua A. Macaraya (1967) A Maranao Dictionary‎[1] (overall work in Maranao and English), University of Hawaii Press

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bakuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *bakuŋ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbakoŋ/, [ˈba.xoŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧kong

Noun[edit]

bakong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜓᜅ᜔) (botany)

  1. spider lily (Crinum asiaticum)

Further reading[edit]

  • “bakong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • “bakong”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*bakuŋ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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