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Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Proto-Philippine *bituqən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituqən, from Proto-Austronesian *bituqən. Compare Kapampangan batuin, Bikol Central bituon, Cebuano bituon, Tausug bituun, and Malay bintang. Possibly related to etymology 2.
Pronunciation
Noun
bituín or bituin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜁᜈ᜔)
- star
- Synonyms: estrelya, astro, tala
Magpunyagi, nang masapit ang mga bituin.- Work hard to reach the stars.
- (chiefly acting, figurative) star; celebrity
- Synonym: tala
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Etymology 2
From bito (“dot; mark”) + -in.
Pronunciation
Verb
bituin (complete binito, progressive binibito, contemplative bibituin, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜁᜈ᜔) (obsolete)
- to be marked off; to be demarcated
Bituin mo yari.- Mark this off.
Further reading
- “bituin”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “bituin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 137.
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte. (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 314: “Bitoyn (pp) L. del çielo”
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