taingambabuy
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From tainga (“ear”) + -m- + baboy (“pig”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
taíngambábuy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜁᜅᜋ᜔ᜊᜊᜓᜌ᜔) (botany)
- Gonocaryum calleryanum (small erect flowering tree with long slender branches, used to cure stomach troubles)
- Synonyms: lunas, malapinggan, malasamat
Further reading edit
- “taingambabuy”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018