balalatok

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Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balalatuk, from Proto-Austronesian *balalaCuk, with root *-Cuk. Compare tuktok and hagtok. Cognate with Bikol Central ambalatok and Maranao balalatok (woodpecker).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /balaˈlatok/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧la‧la‧tok

Noun

balalatok (Badlit spelling ᜊᜎᜎᜆᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. a Philippine pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus maculatus)

Maranao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balalatuk, from Proto-Austronesian *balalaCuk

Noun

balalatok

  1. woodpecker