batumbesi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from bato (“rock; stone”) +‎ -m- +‎ Malay besi (“iron”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /batumˈbesi/ [bɐ.t̪ʊmˈbɛː.sɪ]
  • Rhymes: -esi
  • Syllabification: ba‧tum‧be‧si

Noun

batumbesi (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐᜒ) (petrology, neologism)

  1. granite
    Synonym: granito

Further reading

  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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