bitaog

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano bitaog.

Noun

bitaog (plural bitaogs)

  1. (Philippines) The Alexandrian laurel (Calophyllum inophyllum); a large evergreen tree often cultivated as an ornamental.

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *bitaqug, from Proto-Central Philippine *bitaqug, from Proto-Philippine *bitaquʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bitaquʀ.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bi‧ta‧og

Noun

bitaog

  1. the bitaog tree (Calophyllum inophyllum)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano bitaog, from Proto-Bisayan *bitaqug, from Proto-Central Philippine *bitaqug, from Proto-Philippine *bitaquʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bitaquʀ (“a shore tree: Calophyllum inophyllum”). Compare Malay bentangur.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˈtaʔoɡ/ [bɪˈt̪aː.ʔoɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -aʔoɡ
  • Syllabification: bi‧ta‧og

Noun

bitaog (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜂᜄ᜔)

  1. bitaog tree (Calophyllum blancoi)
  2. Alexandrian laurel (Calophyllum inophyllum)

Further reading

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

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