btuch

Palauan

Etymology

From Pre-Palauan *biðuqəl, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituqən, from Proto-Austronesian *bituqən. Cognate with Malay bintang, Tagalog bituin, Maori whetū, Hawaiian hōkū.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ptuʔ/

Noun

btuch

1. star
2. starfish