batumbesi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tumbesi

Etymology

Possibly from bato (“rock; stone”) +‎ -m- +‎ Malay besi (“iron”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /batumˈbesi/ [bɐ.t̪ʊmˈbɛː.sɪ]
• Rhymes: -esi
• Syllabification: ba‧tum‧be‧si

Noun

batumbesi (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐᜒ) (petrology, neologism)

1. granite

   Synonym: granito

Further reading

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL