puntod

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Cebuano bungtod / puntod and Hiligaynon bungsod / buntud.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /punˈtod/ [pʊn̪ˈt̪od̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -od
  • Syllabification: pun‧tod

Noun

puntód (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. burial ground; grave
    Synonym: libingan
  2. hillock
  3. (golf) tee
  4. (obsolete) sandbank

See also

Further reading

  • “puntod”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 1095.
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