tuwabak

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tuabak

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 大目 (tōa-ba̍k, “big eyes”). Compare Pangasinan tubak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tuˈabak/ [ˈtwaː.bɐk]
• Rhymes: -abak
• Syllabification: tu‧wa‧bak

Noun

tuwabak (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜏᜊᜃ᜔)

1. Indian pellona (Pellona ditchella)

See also

• dilat
• kundilat

Further reading

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