lakatan
Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lakatán.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /lakaˈtan/ [l̪ɐ.kɐˈt̪an̪]
- Hyphenation: la‧ka‧tan
Noun
lakatán (Badlit spelling ᜎᜃᜆᜈ᜔)
- a diploid banana cultivar from the Philippines
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *lakatán. Compare Ilocano lakatan, Pangasinan lakatan, Kapampangan lakatan, Bikol Central lakatan, and Cebuano lakatan, and Hiligaynon lakatan. See also Chamorro lakatån.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /lakaˈtan/ [lɐ.xɐˈt̪an̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: la‧ka‧tan
Noun
lakatán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃᜆᜈ᜔)
- lakatan banana (diploid banana cultivar from the Philippines)
Descendants
- → Pohnpeian: akadahn
See also
Further reading
- “lakatan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “lakatan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018