dalub-ibunan

Tagalog

Etymology

From ibon (“bird”) +‎ dalub- -an.

Coined by Lupon sa Agham (Committee on Science) in the Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino (Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino), published in 1969 and edited by Gonsalo del Rosario. This term fell under the Kublupon sa Haynayan (Subcommittee on Biology), headed by Zenon R. Torres.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dalubʔiˈbunan/ [d̪ɐ.lʊb.ʔɪˈbuː.n̪ɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -unan
  • Syllabification: da‧lub-i‧bu‧nan

Noun

dalub-ibunan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜓᜊ᜔ᜁᜊᜓᜈᜈ᜔) (neologism)

  1. ornithology
    Synonyms: ornitolohiya, palaibunan, agham-ibon, ag-ibon

References

  • Lupon sa Agham (1969), Gonsalo del Rosario, editor, Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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