pilandok

Cebuano

Etymology

From Maranao.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pi‧lan‧dok

Noun

pilandok

  1. the Philippine mouse-deer (Tragulus nigricans); a small, nocturnal ruminant, which is endemic to Balabac and nearby smaller islands of Bugsuc and Ramos, located southwest of Palawan, in the Philippines

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Maranao pilandok. Compare Tausug pilanduk (“mousedeer; chevrotain”) and Malay pelanduk (“mouse deer”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pilanˈdok/ [pɪ.lɐn̪ˈd̪ok̚]
  • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification: pi‧lan‧dok

Noun

pilandók (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. Philippine mouse deer (Tragulus nigricans)

See also

Further reading

  • “pilandok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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