bitaog

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Cebuano bitaog.

Noun[edit]

bitaog (plural bitaogs)

  1. (Philippines) The Alexandrian laurel (Calophyllum inophyllum); a large evergreen tree often cultivated as an ornamental.

Anagrams[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bisayan *bitaqug, from Proto-Central Philippine *bitaqug, from Proto-Philippine *bitaquʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bitaquʀ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: bi‧ta‧og

Noun[edit]

bitaog

  1. the bitaog tree (Calophyllum inophyllum)

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Cebuano bitaog, from Proto-Bisayan *bitaqug, from Proto-Central Philippine *bitaqug, from Proto-Philippine *bitaquʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bitaquʀ (a shore tree: Calophyllum inophyllum). Compare Malay bentangur.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /biˈtaʔoɡ/, [bɪˈta.ʔoɡ]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ta‧og

Noun[edit]

bitaog (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜂᜄ᜔)

  1. bitaog tree (Calophyllum blancoi)
  2. Alexandrian laurel (Calophyllum inophyllum)

Further reading[edit]

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