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Tagalog
Etymology
From bahay + pukyutan. Compare Cebuano balay sa putyukan.
Pronunciation
Noun
bahay-pukyutan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜌ᜔ᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜌᜓᜆᜈ᜔)
- beehive
- Synonyms: bahay-anilan, panilan, bahay-laywan, abehera, kolmena, panal, saray
- honeycomb
Further reading
- “bahay-pukyutan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 74.