bilot

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bi‧lot
• IPA^(key): /biˈlot/ [biˈl̪ot]

Adjective

bilót

1. inarticulate (for children learning how to talk)

   Synonyms: muwit, kamol-kamol

Noun

bilót

1. stammer (for children learning how to talk)

   Synonyms: muwit, kamol

Derived terms

• mabilot
• makabilot

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-lut (“to twist around”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbilot/ [ˈbiː.lot̪̚] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ilot
  • IPA^(key): /biˈlot/ [bɪˈlot̪̚] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -ot
• Syllabification: bi‧lot

Noun

bilot (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜓᜆ᜔)

1. small roll; small pack

Adjective

bilót (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜓᜆ᜔)

1. packed or rolled tightly

Derived terms

• bilot-bilot
• bilutin
• mabilot
• magbilot

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈlot/ [bɪˈlot̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ot
• Syllabification: bi‧lot

Noun

bilót (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜓᜆ᜔) (now dialectal, chiefly Southern Tagalog)

1. puppy; pup

   Synonym: tuta

References

• Rosalio Serrano (1854) Diccionario de terminos comunes tagalo-castellano‎ (in Spanish), page 18
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier: “BILOT. pc. cachorrillo.”

Further reading

• “bilot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “bilot”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025

Anagrams

• libot