yakal

English

Etymology

From Cebuano yakal.

Noun

yakal (countable and uncountable, plural yakals)

1. (Philippines) Shorea astylosa; a tree endemic to the Philippines.
2. The wood from this tree.

Anagrams

• Kayla

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ya‧kal

Noun

yakal

1. yakal (Shorea astylosa)
2. the wood from this tree

Masbatenyo

Noun

yakál

1. yakal (Shorea astylosa)

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Cebuano yakal and Waray-Waray yakal.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /jaˈkal/, [jɐˈxal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ya‧kal

Noun

yakál (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜃᜎ᜔)

1. yakal (timber tree used for lumber; Shorea astylosa)

Waray-Waray

Noun

yakál

1. a kind of timber tree (Hopea plagata) (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
2. hardwood or lumber from Hopea plagata