bituka

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bituka (cf. Ilocano bituka, Kapampangan bituka, Tagalog bituka), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituka, from Proto-Austronesian *biCuka (cf. Rukai bicuka, and Sakizaya bituka).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bi‧tu‧ka
  • IPA(key): /biˈtuka/,

Noun

bitúka

  1. (anatomy) intestine

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bituka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituka, from Proto-Austronesian *biCuka.

Noun

bituka

  1. (anatomy) intestine

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bituka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituka, from Proto-Austronesian *biCuka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɪˈtukə/,
  • Hyphenation: bi‧tu‧ka

Noun

bitúka

  1. (anatomy) intestine

Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *biCuka (cf. Rukai bicuka).

Pronunciation

Noun

bituka

  1. (anatomy) stomach

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bituka (cf. Bikol Central bituka, Ilocano bituka, Kapampangan bituka), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituka, from Proto-Austronesian *biCuka (cf. Rukai bicuka, and Sakizaya bituka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biˈtuka/,
  • Hyphenation: bi‧tu‧ka

Noun

bituka (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜃ)

  1. (anatomy) intestine; bowel; entrail

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