bahay-pukyutan

Tagalog

Etymology

From bahay + pukyutan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbahaj pukˈjutan/, [ˌba.haɪ̯ pʊkˈju.tɐn]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧hay-puk‧yu‧tan

Noun

bahay-pukyutan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜌ᜔ᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜌᜓᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. beehive
    Synonyms: bahay-anilan, panilan, bahay-laywan, abehera, kolmena, panal, saray
  2. honeycomb

Further reading

  • bahay-pukyutan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 74.
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