balalatok

Cebuano edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

IPA^(key): /balaˈlatok/, [bʌ.l̪ʌˈl̪a.t̪ɔk]
Hyphenation: ba‧la‧la‧tok

Noun edit

balalatok (Badlit spelling ᜊᜎᜎᜆᜓᜃ᜔)

a Philippine pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus maculatus)

Maranao edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

balalatok

woodpecker

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