biton

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

biton

  1. stone

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiton/
  • Rhymes: -iton
  • Syllabification: bi‧ton

Noun

biton

  1. accusative singular of bito

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.ton/

Verb

biton

  1. plural preterite indicative of bītan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish betún, from Catalan betum, from Latin bitūmen.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˈton/ [bɪˈt̪on̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: bi‧ton

Noun

bitón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. shoe polish
    Synonym: pakintab

Derived terms

  • bitunan
  • magbiton
  • pambiton
  • tagabiton
  • tagapagbiton

See also

Further reading

  • “biton”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
  • “biton”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • English, Leo James (1987), Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 188
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 154