balakang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balakaŋ (“hips”). Compare Malay belakang.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /balaˈkaŋ/ [bɐ.lɐˈxaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: ba‧la‧kang

Noun

balakáng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜃᜅ᜔)

  1. hip
    Synonym: bugnit
  2. (anatomy) pelvis

Derived terms

  • balakangin

Further reading

  • “balakang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*balakaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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