punlog

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of punla (“seed”) +‎ itlog (“egg”).

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): /punˈloɡ/ [pʊn̪ˈloɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -oɡ
  • Syllabification: pun‧log

Noun

punlóg (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜎᜓᜄ᜔) (neologism)

  1. zygote
    Synonym: saygot

See also

Further reading

  • 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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