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Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balatuŋ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈlatoŋ/
- Hyphenation: ba‧la‧tong
Noun
balátong (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜆᜓᜅ᜔)
- (Naga) yardlong bean
- Synonyms: hantak, sitaw
Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balatuŋ.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧la‧tong
- IPA(key): /baˈlatoŋ/
Noun
balátong (Badlit spelling ᜊᜎᜆᜓᜅ᜔)
- yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis)
Derived terms
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balatuŋ.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧la‧tong
- IPA(key): /baˈlatoŋ/
Noun
balatong
- yardlong bean
- vegetables
- Synonym: utan
Ilocano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balatuŋ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈlatoŋ/
- Hyphenation: ba‧la‧tong
Noun
balatong (Kur-itan spelling ᜊᜎᜆᜓᜅ᜔)
- mung bean
Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balatuŋ. Compare Tausug batung.
Pronunciation
Noun
balatong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜆᜓᜅ᜔) (chiefly Batangas, Rizal, Quezon)
- mung bean
- Synonym: munggo
Further reading
- “balatong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*balatuŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI