punongkahoy

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• puno ng kahoy

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun nu kahiw. By surface analysis, puno +‎ -ng- +‎ kahoy. Compare Malay pohon kayu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌpunoŋˈkahoj/ [ˌpuː.n̪oŋˈkaː.hoɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ahoj
• Syllabification: pu‧nong‧ka‧hoy

Noun

púnongkáhoy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜑᜓᜌ᜔) (botany)

1. tree

   Synonym: puno

Further reading

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