alimatok

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq, compare Malay lintah.

Noun

alimatok

1. leech

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq. Compare Coastal Kadazan himatok and Tausug alimatuk.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧li‧ma‧tok

Noun

alimatok

1. a leech; an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis
2. a person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion

Chavacano

Noun

alimatok

1. leech