yakal

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Cebuano yakal.

Noun[edit]

yakal (countable and uncountable, plural yakals)

  1. (Philippines) Shorea astylosa; a tree endemic to the Philippines.
  2. The wood from this tree.

Anagrams[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ya‧kal

Noun[edit]

yakal

  1. yakal (Shorea astylosa)
  2. the wood from this tree

Masbatenyo[edit]

Noun[edit]

yakál

  1. yakal (Shorea astylosa)

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Cebuano yakal and Waray-Waray yakal.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

yakál (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. yakal (timber tree used for lumber; Shorea astylosa)

Waray-Waray[edit]

Noun[edit]

yakál

  1. a kind of timber tree (Hopea plagata) (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
  2. hardwood or lumber from Hopea plagata