ilang-ilang

See also: ilangilang

English

Noun

ilang-ilang (countable and uncountable, plural ilang-ilangs)

1. Alternative form of ylang ylang

Anagrams

• aling-aling

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ylang-ylang — Spanish-based orthography
• ilag̃-ilag̃ — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• ilangilang

Etymology

Compare Cebuano alangilan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔilaŋ ˈʔilaŋ/ [ˌʔiː.lɐŋ ˈʔiː.lɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -ilaŋ
• Syllabification: i‧lang-i‧lang

Noun

ilang-ilang (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜅ᜔ᜁᜎᜅ᜔) (botany)

1. ylang ylang (flower and tree)

   Synonym: alangilan

Derived terms

• ilang-ilang de-tsina
• ilang-ilang gubat

 

Further reading

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