bihon
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 米粉 (bí-hún, “rice vermicelli”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bi‧hon
- IPA(key): /ˈbihon/ [ˈbi.hon̪]
Noun
bihon
Maranao
Noun
bihon
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- bijon — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 米粉 (bí-hún, “rice vermicelli”) (cf. Indonesian bihun, Singaporean English bee hoon).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbihon/ [ˈbiː.hon̪]
- Rhymes: -ihon
- Syllabification: bi‧hon
Noun
bihon (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜓᜈ᜔)
- rice vermicelli; bihon (thin, white rice noodles)
Derived terms
- bihunan
- bihunin
See also
Further reading
- “bihon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018