aibutod

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare Hiligaynon alibutud (core, centre; lowest depth).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ʔaʔiˈbutod/ [ʔɐ.ʔɪˈbuː.t̪od̪̚] (middle; center of a trunk, noun)
    • IPA(key): /ʔaʔibuˈtod/ [ʔɐ.ʔɪ.bʊˈt̪od̪̚] (tree with soft core, noun)
  • Syllabification: a‧i‧bu‧tod

Noun

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aibutod (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜁᜊᜓᜆᜓᜇ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. middle or core of a tree trunk; heartwood; center of a tree trunk
  2. center (middle portion of something)
    Synonyms: gitna, sentro
  3. core; interior
    Synonyms: puso, buod, ubod, kaibuturan, kagitnaan, loob, interyor, (Marinduque) alibutod
  4. center of two objects
    Synonyms: gitna, kalahati

Derived terms

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See also

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Noun

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aibutód (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜁᜊᜓᜆᜓᜇ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. a tree with a soft core

Further reading

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