sugbiling

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree
Cebuano sugabor.
Tagalog suga
Tagalog suga-
Tagalog biling
blend
Tagalog sugbiling

    Blend of suga- (“photo-”, neologism) + biling (“taxis”, neologism).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /suɡbiˈliŋ/ [sʊɡ̠.bɪˈlɪŋ]
    • Rhymes: -iŋ
    • Syllabification: sug‧bi‧ling

    Noun

    sugbilíng (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜄ᜔ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔) (neologism)

    1. phototaxis

    Further reading

    • Dalub-unlaran ng Wika, Takaran ng Pamantasang Gregorio Araneta (1979), Gonsalo del Rosario, editor, Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino], 2nd edition (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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