taingambabuy

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• taingambaboy
• taingang-baboy

Etymology

From tainga (“ear”) +‎ -m- +‎ baboy (“pig”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /taiŋamˈbabuj/ [t̪ɐ.ɪ.ŋɐmˈbaː.bʊɪ̯]
  • IPA^(key): /taˌʔiŋamˈbabuj/ [t̪ɐˌʔiː.ŋɐmˈbaː.bʊɪ̯] (dated)
• Rhymes: -abuj
• Syllabification: ta‧i‧ngam‧ba‧buy

Noun

taingambabuy or taíngambábuy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜒᜅᜋ᜔ᜊᜊᜓᜌ᜔ or ᜆᜁᜅᜋ᜔ᜊᜊᜓᜌ᜔) (botany)

1. Gonocaryum calleryanum (small erect flowering tree with long slender branches, used to cure stomach troubles)

   Synonyms: lunas, malapinggan, malasamat

Further reading

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