bangka-bangkaan

Tagalog

Etymology

Reduplication of bangka +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baŋˌkaʔ baŋˈkaʔan/ [bɐŋˌkaʔ bɐŋˈkaː.ʔɐn̪]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /baŋˌka(ʔ) baŋˈkaʔan/ [bɐŋˌkaː bɐŋˈkaː.ʔɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -aʔan
  • Syllabification: bang‧ka-bang‧ka‧an

Noun

bangkâ-bangkaan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜅ᜔ᜃᜊᜅ᜔ᜃᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. toy boat
  2. oyster plant; boatlily
    Synonym: aksibal