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Bikol Central
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətuŋ (“large bamboo”). Compare Cebuano butong and Malay betung.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧tong
- IPA(key): /buˈtoŋ/
Noun
butóng
- bamboo (small)
- Synonyms: kawayan, kalap
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butun. Compare Malay butung.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧tong
- IPA(key): /buˈtoŋ/
Noun
butóng
- fish poison tree (Barringtonia asiatica)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧tong
- IPA(key): /ˈbutoŋ/
Noun
bútong
- act of pulling out (as a card from a deck or a piece of paper on a notebook)
- Synonym: bulnot
Derived terms
See also
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧tong
- IPA(key): /buˈtoŋ/
Noun
butong
- a coconut fruit that is older than a sagbay luwag
- the meat of this fruit
- Gigantochloa levis; a species of bamboo
Southern Catanduanes Bicolano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətuŋ (“large bamboo”).
Noun
butóng
- bamboo