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)

  1. (anatomy) rectum
  2. (anatomy) hemorrhoids; piles
    Synonym: almoranas

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumbuŋ (seed bud in a coconut) (cf. Malay tombung).

Noun

tumbóng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. fleshy, apple-shaped growth inside a germinating coconut fruit
  2. puffball (Lycoperdaceae)
  3. close growth of tall grasses; small forest
    Synonyms: tumok, kugunang-kitkit
Derived terms
  • tumbong-aso