pututan
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- pototan — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /puˈtutan/ [pʊˈt̪uː.t̪ɐn̪]
- Rhymes: -utan
- Syllabification: pu‧tu‧tan
Noun
pututan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜓᜆᜈ᜔) (botany)
- tall-stilt mangrove (Rhizophora apiculata)
- Synonym: bakawang-lalaki
- Bruguiera cylindrica, a species of mangrove
- Synonyms: biwas, busain
- black mangrove (Bruguiera gymnorhiza)
- Synonym: busain
- upriver orange mangrove (Bruguiera sexangula)
- Synonyms: balinsasayaw, busain, kalabayuan
See also
Further reading
- “pututan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “pututan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Bruguiera at The Plant List