bakong

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Malay

Noun

bakong

  1. (dialectal, Sambas) water hyacinth

Maranao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bakuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *bakuŋ.

Noun

bakong

  1. (botany) a plant with a white flower, used as a medicine for stomach ache (Crinum asiaticum)

References

  • Howard P. McKaughan, Batua A. Macaraya (1967) A Maranao Dictionary (overall work in Maranao and English), University of Hawaii Press

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bakuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *bakuŋ.

Pronunciation

Noun

bakong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜓᜅ᜔) (botany)

  1. spider lily (Crinum asiaticum)

Further reading

  • bakong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • bakong”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*bakuŋ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary