almasiga

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: al‧ma‧si‧ga

Noun

almasiga

1. the almaciga or Philippine agathis (Agathis philippinensis)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almáciga, ultimately from Arabic مَسْقًى (masqan).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔalˈmasiɡa/, [ʔɐlˈma.sɪ.ɣɐ]
  • IPA^(key): /ʔalmaˈsiɡa/, [ʔɐl.mɐˈsi.ɣɐ]
• Rhymes: -asiɡa, -iɡa
• Syllabification: al‧ma‧si‧ga

Noun

almásigá or almasiga (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜐᜒᜄ)

1. almaciga; Agathis philippensis (tree and resin derived from it)

   Synonyms: dayungon, dadyangan, galagala

Further reading

• “almasiga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018