Bikol

English

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Bikol

  1. The language of the native inhabitants of the Bicol Region, Bikol Central.

Translations

See also

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Spanish Bicol / Vicol (“former province, river (Bicol River), language”). The province and river are named in the early Spanish records as Bicol, Vicol, Vicor, Bico. It is believed to have come from either Bikol Central biko (“twisted or bent”), or Bikol Central bikolbikol (“timber-producing tree species, also possessing a bark once used for making rope”), attested as BICOLBICOL in the Vocabulario de la lengua bicol (1865).[1] Compare Tagalog bikol (“a species of hard tree”), attested as "BICOL"/"bicol" in the Vocabulario de la lengua tagala (1860)[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

Bikol (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜃᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. Bicol (language)
  2. Ellipsis of Bicol Region.

References

  1. ^ de Lisboa, Marcos (1865) Vocabulario de la lengua bicol‎[1], Manila, page 63
  2. ^ Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎[2] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, page 46

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Bicol, from either Bikol Central bikolbikol (“a tree species”) or biko (“bent; twisted”). See more at Bikol Central Bikol.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbikol/ [ˈbiː.xol]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ikol
  • Syllabification: Bi‧kol

Proper noun

Bikol (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜃᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. Bicolano (language)
    Synonym: Bikolano
  2. Bicol Region
    Synonym: Kabikulan

Coordinate terms

regions of the Philippines: mga rehiyon ng Pilipinasedit

Derived terms

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