niyog

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyog

1. coconut

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyóg

1. coconut

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyog

1. coconut

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyóg

1. coconut

Eastern Bontoc

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyog

1. coconut

Ibaloi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyog

1. coconut

Inonhan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyog

1. coconut

Kankanaey

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /niˈoɡ/ [niˈoɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -oɡ
• Syllabification: ni‧yog

Noun

niyóg

1. coconut

Kayapa Kallahan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyog

1. coconut

Kinaray-a

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyog

1. coconut

Romblomanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyog

1. coconut

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• inyog — metathesis, chiefly Nueva Ecija
• niog — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ. Compare Chamorro niyok, Hawaiian niu, Malay nyiur, Mansaka iyog, and Palauan lius.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /niˈoɡ/ [ˈɲoɡ̚]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /niˈoɡ/ [ˈn̪joɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -oɡ
• Syllabification: ni‧yog

Noun

niyóg (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜌᜓᜄ᜔)

1. (botany) coconut (Cocos nucifera)
2. mature coconut

Derived terms

• iniyog
• kaniyugan
• magniyugan
• niyog-niyugan
• niyugan
• niyugin
• numiyog

 

See also

• bao
• buko
• gata
• kalibkib
• kalimbahin
• makapuno
• nata de coco

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• inyog