pussukan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *patiukan (kind of honeybee) with sound shift of /tj//t͡ʃ//ss/. Compare Tagalog pukyutan, Cebuano putyukan, Sangil patiukang, Sangir katiupang, Mongondow pasukan, and Central Dusun potiukan.

Pronunciation

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /pussukan/ [pʊs.sʊˈk̠ɑn̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: pus‧su‧kan

Noun

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pussukan (Sulat Sūg spelling فُسُّكَنْ)

  1. a species of bee