taeng-bituin
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- taing bituin
Etymology
From tae (“feces”) + bituin (“star”). Compare Pangasinan tai-bitewen (“shooting star”, literally “feces star”), Kapampangan taklang-batuin (“shooting star”, literally “feces star”), Malay tahi bintang (“shooting star”, literally “feces star”), and Hokkien 疶屎星 (chhoah-sái-chhiⁿ, “shooting star”, literally “diarrhea star”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧eng-bi‧tu‧in
- IPA(key): /ˌtaʔeŋ bituˈʔin/, [ˌta.ʔɛm bɪ.tʊˈʔin]
- Rhymes: -in
Noun
Further reading
- “taeng-bituin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- Fr. Juan José de Noceda; Fr. Pedro de Sanlucar (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish & Tagalog), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
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