yantok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• yantoc — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /janˈtok/, [jɐnˈtok]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: yan‧tok

Noun

yantók (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜃ᜔)

1. rattan

   Synonyms: uway, palasan, behuko, tumalula, ubakan

   Yantok ang ginagamit sa paggawa ng mesa.

   Rattan is used in making tables.

2. long stem of rattan, usually made into canes, sticks, and furniture (such as chairs, tables, etc.)
3. strips of rattan, usually used for tying and for wickerwork
4. bejuco

Usage notes

• According to English (1987), uway is used for chairs and beds, yantok for binding nipa roofing or tying bamboo scaffolding, and palasan is a thick type of rattan. However, these distinctions may not be applicable everywhere, as in some places, yantok is the plant, uway are rattan strips, and palasan are rattan sticks not made to strips but usually intended to make cane and cane furniture.

Derived terms

• kayantukan
• mangyantok
• yantukin

 

See also

• uway

 

Adjective

yantók (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜃ᜔)

1. made of rattan

Further reading

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