punongkahoy

Tagalog

Alternative forms

puno ng kahoy

Etymology

Univerbation of puno +‎ ng +‎ kahoy. Also from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun nu kahiw. Compare Malay pohon kayu.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pu‧nong‧ka‧hoy

IPA^(key): /ˌpunoŋˈkahoj/, [ˌpu.noŋˈka.hoɪ̯]

Noun

púnongkáhoy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜑᜓᜌ᜔)

(botany) tree
Synonym: puno

Further reading

“punongkahoy”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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