lakatan

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lakatán.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /lakaˈtan/ [l̪ɐ.kɐˈt̪an̪]

  • Hyphenation: la‧ka‧tan

Noun

lakatán (Badlit spelling ᜎᜃᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. 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)

  1. lakatan banana (diploid banana cultivar from the Philippines)

Descendants

  • Pohnpeian: akadahn

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