pukyutan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *patiukan (kind of honeybee) with metathesis. Compare Pangasinan potiokan, Kapampangan pukiutan / putiukan, Asi pudyukan, Romblomanon putyūkan, Bikol Central putyokan, Cebuano putyukan, Western Bukidnon Manobo petiyukan, Tausug pussukan, Sangil patiukang, Sangir katiupang, Mongondow pasukan, and Central Dusun potiukan. Doublet of pusukan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pukˈjutan/ [pʊkˈjuː.t̪ɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -utan
  • Syllabification: puk‧yu‧tan

Noun

pukyutan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜌᜓᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. honey bee
    Synonyms: pukyot, abeha

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