putyukan

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /putˈjukan/ [puˈt͡ʃu.kan̪]
• Hyphenation: put‧yu‧kan

Noun

putyúkan (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜌᜓᜃᜈ᜔)

1. Alternative spelling of putyokan

Cebuano

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *patiukan (“kind of honeybee”) with metathesis. Compare Pangasinan potiokan, Kapampangan pukiutan / putiukan, Tagalog pukyutan, Asi pudyukan, Romblomanon putyūkan, Bikol Central putyokan, Western Bukidnon Manobo petiyukan, Tausug pussukan, Sangil patiukang, Sangir katiupang, Mongondow pasukan, and Central Dusun potiukan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /putˈjukan/ [pʊt̪ˈju.kɐn̪]
• Hyphenation: put‧yu‧kan

Noun

putyukan (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜌᜓᜃᜈ᜔)

1. honeybee
2. the giant honey bee (Apis dorsata)