bitaog

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano bitaog.

Noun

bitaog (plural bitaogs)

1. (Philippines) The Alexandrian laurel (Calophyllum inophyllum); a large evergreen tree often cultivated as an ornamental.

Anagrams

• biotag

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *bitaqug, from Proto-Central Philippine *bitaqug, from Proto-Philippine *bitaquʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bitaquʀ.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bi‧ta‧og

Noun

bitaog

1. the bitaog tree (Calophyllum inophyllum)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano bitaog, from Proto-Bisayan *bitaqug, from Proto-Central Philippine *bitaqug, from Proto-Philippine *bitaquʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bitaquʀ (“a shore tree: Calophyllum inophyllum”). Compare Malay bentangur.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈtaʔoɡ/ [bɪˈta.ʔoɡ]
• Rhymes: -aʔoɡ
• Syllabification: bi‧ta‧og

Noun

bitaog (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜂᜄ᜔)

1. bitaog tree (Calophyllum blancoi)
2. Alexandrian laurel (Calophyllum inophyllum)

Further reading

• “bitaog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*bitaquR”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary