balakang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• balacang — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balakaŋ (“hips”). Compare Malay belakang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /balaˈkaŋ/ [bɐ.lɐˈxaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧la‧kang

Noun

balakáng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜃᜅ᜔)

1. hip

   Synonym: bugnit

2. (anatomy) pelvis

Derived terms

• balakangin

Related terms

• sinili
• bugnit-bugnit
• balisakang

Further reading

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