taingambabuy
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Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tainga (“ear”) + -m- + baboy (“pig”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog)
- Rhymes: -abuj
- Syllabification: ta‧i‧ngam‧ba‧buy
Noun[edit]
taingambabuy or taíngambábuy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜒᜅᜋ᜔ᜊᜊᜓᜌ᜔ or ᜆᜁᜅᜋ᜔ᜊᜊᜓᜌ᜔) (botany)
- Gonocaryum calleryanum (small erect flowering tree with long slender branches, used to cure stomach troubles)
- Synonyms: lunas, malapinggan, malasamat
Further reading[edit]
- “taingambabuy”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018