pitumbuko

Tagalog

Etymology

From pito (“seven”) +‎ -m- +‎ buko (“node; knuckle; joint”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pitumbuˈko/ [pɪ.t̪ʊm.bʊˈxo]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: pi‧tum‧bu‧ko

Noun

pitumbukó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜃᜓ) (colloquial)

  1. scorpion
    Synonyms: alakdan, atang-atang, (Marinduque) iwi

Further reading

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