bangkal

See also: Bangkal

English

Noun

bangkal

  1. (Philippines) Leichhardt pine (Nauclea orientalis)

Cebuano

Etymology

Compare bangkaw and bangkil.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bang‧kal

Noun

bangkal

  1. Leichhardt pine (Nauclea orientalis)

Derived terms

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baŋˈkal/ [bɐŋˈkal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: bang‧kal

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋkal (“a tree: Nauclea sp.”). Compare Aklanon bangkae, Cebuano bangkal, Hiligaynon bangkal, and Malay bangkal.

Noun

bangkál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜅ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. Leichhardt pine (Nauclea orientalis)
  2. southern bangkal (Nauclea subdita)
  3. medium mahogany (Neonauclea media)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish bancal, possibly from Andalusian Arabic مَنْقَالَ (manqála).

Noun

bangkál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜅ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. terrace
    Synonym: terasa

Further reading

  • “bangkal”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “bangkal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*baŋkal”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 70
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