palintong

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Malay pelinting and Javanese plintheng.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pa‧lin‧tong

IPA^(key): /palinˈtoŋ/, [pɐ.lɪnˈtoŋ]

Noun

palintóng (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

(military) catapult
Synonym: katapulta

See also

tirador

Further reading

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

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