bakong

Malay

Noun

bakong

(dialectal, Sambas) water hyacinth

Maranao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bakuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *bakuŋ.

Noun

bakong

(botany) a plant with a white flower, used as a medicine for stomach ache (Crinum asiaticum)

References

Howard P. McKaughan, Batua A. Macaraya (1967) A Maranao Dictionary‎ (in Maranao & English), University of Hawaii Press

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bakuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *bakuŋ.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ba‧kong

IPA^(key): /ˈbakoŋ/, [ˈba.xoŋ]

Noun

bakong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜓᜅ᜔)

(botany) spider lily (Crinum asiaticum)

Further reading

“bakong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
“bakong” in Pinoy Dictionary, Cyberspace.ph, 2010-2023.

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