taeng-bituin

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • taing bituin

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi nu bituqən. By surface analysis, tae (“feces”) +‎ bituin (“star”). Compare Pangasinan tai-bitewen (“shooting star”, literally “feces star”), Kapampangan taklang-batuin (“shooting star”, literally “feces star”), Malay tahi bintang (“shooting star”, literally “feces star”), and Hokkien 疶屎星 (chhoah-sái-chhiⁿ, “shooting star”, literally “diarrhea star”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˌtaʔeŋ bituˈʔin/ [ˌt̪aː.ʔɛm bɪ.t̪ʊˈʔɪn̪]
      • Rhymes: -in
    • IPA(key): /ˌtaʔeŋ bituˈin/ [ˌt̪aː.ʔɛm bɪˈt̪wɪn̪] (colloquial)
  • Syllabification: ta‧eng-bi‧tu‧in

Noun

taeng-bituín (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜁᜅ᜔ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜁᜈ᜔) (astronomy)

  1. meteor; shooting star
    Synonyms: bulalakaw, meteoro, bituing-alpas, bituing-may-sumbol, (obsolete) sulong-mangayaw
  2. meteorite; tektite
    Synonym: (neologism) bulalato

Further reading

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