tumbong
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tumˈboŋ/ [t̪ʊmˈboŋ]
- Rhymes: -oŋ
- Syllabification: tum‧bong
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumbuŋ (“anus”) (cf. Tausug tumbung).
Noun
tumbóng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜅ᜔)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumbuŋ (“seed bud in a coconut”) (cf. Malay tombung).
Noun
tumbóng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜅ᜔)
- fleshy, apple-shaped growth inside a germinating coconut fruit
- puffball (Lycoperdaceae)
- close growth of tall grasses; small forest
- Synonyms: tumok, kugunang-kitkit
Derived terms
- tumbong-aso