pitumbuko
Tagalog
editEtymology
editFrom pito (“seven”) + -m- + buko (“node; knuckle; joint”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pitumbuˈko/ [pɪ.t̪ʊm.bʊˈxo]
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: pi‧tum‧bu‧ko
Noun
editpitumbukó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜃᜓ)
- (colloquial) scorpion
- Synonyms: alakdan, atang-atang, (Marinduque) iwi
Further reading
edit- “pitumbuko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018