uod

See also: ūod

Asi

Etymology

From ulod, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulej.

Noun

uod

1. worm

Synonyms

• bitos

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ouor — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• uwor — obsolete
• uhod — dialectal, Marinduque
• uhor — dialectal, Rizal

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *quləj (cf. Ilocano uleg, Kapampangan ulad, Aklanon ueod, Cebuano ulod, Maranao oled), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quləj (cf. Malagasy olitra, Indonesian ulat, Malay ulat), from Proto-Austronesian *quləj (cf. Puyuma uled).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔuʔod/ [ˈʔuː.ʔod̪̚]
• Rhymes: -uʔod
• Syllabification: u‧od

Noun

uod (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜂᜇ᜔)

1. worm; grub; maggot; caterpillar

Derived terms

• magkauod
• mauod
• may uod sa katawan
• uorin
• uwor-uworan

 

See also

• bulati
• gusano
• higad
• laigin
• tilas
• uok

 

Further reading

• “uod”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qulej”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI