alimatok

Aklanon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq.

Noun

alimatok

  1. leech

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq. Compare Coastal Kadazan himatok and Tausug alimatuk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaliˈmatok/ [ʔɐ.l̪ɪˈma.t̪ok]
  • Hyphenation: a‧li‧ma‧tok

Noun

alimatok (Badlit spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜋᜆᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. a leech; an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis
  2. a person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion

Descendants

  • → Chavacano: alimatok

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano alimatok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq.

Noun

alimatok

  1. leech
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