balatong

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balatuŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlatoŋ/ [baˈl̪a.toŋ]

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• Hyphenation: ba‧la‧tong

Noun

balátong (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

1. (Naga) yardlong bean

   Synonyms: hantak, sitaw

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• batong

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balatuŋ.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧la‧tong
• IPA^(key): /baˈlatoŋ/ [bɐˈl̪a.t̪oŋ]

Noun

balátong (Badlit spelling ᜊᜎᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

1. yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis)

Derived terms

• balatongon
• magbalatong

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balatuŋ.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧la‧tong
• IPA^(key): /baˈlatoŋ/ [baˈla.toŋ]

Noun

balatong

1. yardlong bean
2. vegetables

   Synonym: utan

Ilocano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balatuŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlatoŋ/ [bɐˈla.toŋ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧la‧tong

Noun

balatong (Kur-itan spelling ᜊᜎᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

1. mung bean

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balatuŋ. Compare Tausug batung.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈlatoŋ/ [bɐˈlaː.t̪oŋ]
• Rhymes: -atoŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧la‧tong

Noun

balatong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜆᜓᜅ᜔) (chiefly Batangas, Rizal, Quezon)

1. mung bean

   Synonym: munggo

Further reading

• “balatong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*balatuŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI