pitumbuko

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From pito (“seven”) +‎ -m- +‎ buko (“node; knuckle; joint”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /pitumbuˈko/, [pɪ.tʊm.bʊˈxo]
Hyphenation: pi‧tum‧bu‧ko

Noun edit

pitumbukó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜃᜓ)

(colloquial) scorpion
Synonyms: alakdan, atang-atang, (Marinduque) iwi

Further reading edit

“pitumbuko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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